Lupine, Harlequin;  Lupinus stiversii

Mid bloomer.  Its tricolor bloom are lovely: yellow, rose and white.

Notes:  It is said this plant disappeared from Bridgeport some years back.  Now many plants appear along the river in the level, coarse-sand area downriver from Family Beach.  The picture below was taken in this area.

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Kingdom Plantae -- Plants 
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants 
        Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants 
            Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants 
                Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons 
                    Subclass Rosidae 
                        Order Fabales 
                            Family Fabaceae -- Pea family 
                                Genus Lupinus L. -- lupine
                                    Species Lupinus stiversii Kellogg -- harlequin annual lupine

Lupine, Harlequin;  Lupinus stiversii