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Icelandic Lupines

Driving around Iceland, you will see fields and fields of lupines. They're incredibly beautiful and apparently very prolific. I was shocked to learn that they are not indigenous to the island. In fact, they were brought over in the 1940s from North America to combat soil erosion.

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Date Taken: 06.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Iceland
Copyright: © Ashley Reherman