Menopause, or the cessation of menstrual periods, generally occurs in the 40s and 50s and marks the cessation of fertility, although age-related infertility can occur before then.
Silky lupine grows in northern areas from Washington and Oregon east to South Dakota. Tailcup lupine is found in Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. Velvet lupine is found in an intermountain region from Oregon to Wyoming. Silvery lupine occurs from North Dakota and Idaho south to Arizona and New Mexico.
Wild Lupine, Lupinus perennis, is the blue perennial species native to the largest area of our continent. Growing naturally over almost the entire eastern half of the US (Maine to Florida, and west to the Rockies.) Wild Lupine is a popular wildflower wherever it blooms.