![[Photo of lupines]](BH-lupines.jpg "Lupines blooming in the Bald Hills, Redwood National Park, 11 May 2001")
Photo by Jim Popenoe
River lupine
Lupinus rivularis
Every few years, river lupines bloom profusely in the Bald Hills prairies of Redwood National Park. Behind the lupines are Oregon white oaks and, behind them, a mountain slope covered with conifers. Bald Hills vegetation is diverse.