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lupines
Lupinus
Lupinus, commonly known as lupin, lupine, or regionally bluebonnet, is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae. The genus includes over 199 species, with centres of diversity in North and South America. Smaller centres occur in North Africa and the Mediterranean. They are widely cultivated both as a food source and as ornamental plants, but are invasive to some areas. For instance, lupine has become an ecological problem in Iceland since the beginning of the 21st century.
The part of the plant which is eaten is the leguminous seed. It is nutritious, sustainable, and affordable. Because they are bitter and contain strong alkaloids, they must be pickled prior to consumption, to avoid toxicity. They can also be made into a flour and used as fertilizer. They were historically eaten in the Mediterranean, North Africa, and Latin America, but have now gained popularity in other parts of the world, such as Denmark and Belarus. In spite of lupins not being native to Australia, in the past decade it has produced 85 percent of commercially grown lupins.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Bush Lupine complex
complexLupinus albifrons
Large-leaved lupine
speciesLupinus polyphyllus
Texas bluebonnet
speciesLupinus texensis
Miniature Lupine
speciesLupinus bicolor
arroyo lupine
speciesLupinus succulentus
Sundial Lupine
speciesLupinus perennis
Broadleaf Lupine
speciesLupinus latifolius
Sky Lupine
speciesLupinus nanus
chick lupine
speciesLupinus microcarpus
Dwarf Lupine
speciesLupinus lepidus
Coulter's lupine
speciesLupinus sparsiflorus
Arizona lupine
speciesLupinus arizonicus
Silky Lupine
speciesLupinus sericeus
Narrow-leaved Lupine
speciesLupinus angustifolius
Stinging Lupine
speciesLupinus hirsutissimus
Nootka Lupine
speciesLupinus nootkatensis
Arctic Lupine
speciesLupinus arcticus
bajada lupine
speciesLupinus concinnus
collared annual lupine
speciesLupinus truncatus
unifoliolate Floridian lupine clade
complexLupinus cumulicola
Scabrispermae
sectionScabrispermae
Varied Lupine
speciesLupinus variicolor
Seashore Lupine
speciesLupinus littoralis
Longspur Lupine
speciesLupinus arbustus
Riverbank Lupine
speciesLupinus rivularis
Summer Lupine
speciesLupinus formosus
European yellow lupine
speciesLupinus luteus
Lupinus montanus
speciesLupinus montanus
Harlequin Lupine
speciesLupinus stiversii
Lupinus pubescens
speciesLupinus pubescens
Brewer's Lupine
speciesLupinus breweri
Lupinus altimontanus
speciesLupinus altimontanus
Lady Lupine
speciesLupinus villosus
Sandyland Bluebonnet
speciesLupinus subcarnosus
Spider Lupine
speciesLupinus benthamii
Purple Desert Lupine
speciesLupinus shockleyi
Skyblue Lupine
speciesLupinus diffusus
Burke's Lupine
speciesLupinus burkei
Rusty lupine
speciesLupinus pusillus
Russell Lupine
hybridLupinus × regalis
Sierra Lupine
speciesLupinus grayi
Velvet Lupine
speciesLupinus leucophyllus
Satin lupine
speciesLupinus obtusilobus
Small-flowered Lupine
speciesLupinus gussoneanus
San Jacinto Lupine
speciesLupinus hyacinthinus
Hispanian lupine
speciesLupinus hispanicus
Big Bend Bluebonnet
speciesLupinus havardii
Gulf Coast Lupine
speciesLupinus westianus
Sicklekeel Lupine
speciesLupinus albicaulis
shortstem lupine
speciesLupinus brevicaulis
sulphur lupine
speciesLupinus sulphureus
Kellogg's Spurred Lupine
speciesLupinus caudatus
tarwi
speciesLupinus mutabilis
Narrowflower Lupine
speciesLupinus angustiflorus
white lupine
speciesLupinus albus
Yelloweyes
speciesLupinus flavoculatus
Mojave lupine
speciesLupinus odoratus
Lupinus gredensis
speciesLupinus gredensis
Saffron-flowered Lupine
speciesLupinus croceus
rock lupine
speciesLupinus saxosus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.270
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.268
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.343
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.507
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.694
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.542
The Dutch Herbarium or Herbal
Petrus Nylandt · 1670 · p.274
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.271
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.246
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.102
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.102
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