European blue lupine
Lupinus angustifolius
Synonyms: Lupinus sylvestris, Lupinus reticulatus subsp. linifolius, Lupinus angustifolius f. zhukovskii, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. lilacinus, Lupinus angustifolius var. chalybeus, Lupinus maissurianii, Lupinus angustifolius f. kuptzovii, Lupinus angustifolius var. brunneus, Lupinus angustifolius f. epigonalus, Lupinus cryptanthus, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. violaceus, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. purpureus, Lupinus angustifolius var. atabekovae, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. rubidus, Lupinus linifolius, Lupinus semiverticillatus, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. viridulus, Lupinus varius, Lupinus angustifolius var. albosyringeus, Lupinus angustifolius subsp. cryptanthus, Lupinus philistaeus, Lupinus angustifolius var. albopunctatus, Lupinus angustifolius subsp. brachystachys, Lupinus angustifolius var. linifolius, Lupinus canaliculatus, Lupinus angustifolius f. confertus, Lupinus reticulatus, Lupinus angustifolius var. corylinus, Lupinus angustifolius f. deramosus, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. polonicus, Lupinus angustifolius f. belorussicus, Lupinus angustifolius var. albidus, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. rhodanthus, Lupinus angustifolius var. sparsiusculus, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. virescens, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. maissurianii, Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus, Lupinus angustifolius var. rubidus, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. albosyringeus, Lupinus angustifolius subsp. leucospermus, Lupinus angustifolius var. candidus, Lupinus angustifolius subvar. candidus, Lupinus leucospermus, Lupinus angustifolius var. griseomaculatatus, Lupinus angustifolius f. kloczkovii, Lupinus angustifolius subsp. linifolius, Lupinus opsianthus, Lupinus angustifolius var. reticulatus, Lupinus angustifolius var. purpureus, Lupinus angustifolius var. cryptanthus
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Botanical Description
Lupinus angustifolius is an erect, somewhat hairy annual herb of the legume family growing 30-120 cm tall with a slender taproot and a stout, branched stem. Leaves are alternate and palmately compound with 5-9 narrowly linear-oblanceolate leaflets each 2-6 cm long and 2-6 mm wide, bright green and slightly silky beneath; the petiole is long and the stipules are linear-subulate and adnate to the petiole base. Inflorescences are showy terminal racemes 10-25 cm long bearing alternately arranged papilionaceous flowers 11-14 mm long, deep blue to violet (occasionally pink or white in cultivars), with the standard petal often paler at the base. Fruits are flattened, somewhat hairy, brown legumes 4-7 cm long containing 3-6 hard, mottled grey or white seeds. Native to the Mediterranean region and naturalised widely, it is grown extensively as a pulse, green-manure, and forage crop. Flowering occurs in spring to early summer.
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Traditional American Uses
None Documented
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