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Lupinus angustifolius

(Blue Lupin)

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Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Bloulupien

Common Names in Arabic:

Turmus Shaytânî (Egyptian Termis Shitani)

Common Names in Chinese:

Xia Ye Yu Shan Dou, Zhai Ye Yu Shan Dou

Common Names in Danish:

Småbladet Lupin, Smalbladet Lupin

Common Names in Dutch:

Blauwe Lupine

Common Names in English:

Blue Lupin, Blue Lupine, Blue Lupine (Usa), European Blue Lupine, Lupin, Lupine, Lupino Azul, Narrow Leaf Lupin, Narrow-Leaf Lupin, Narrow-Leaved Blue Lupine, Narrow-Leaved Lupin, Narrowleaf Lupine, New Zealand Blue Lupin (Aust), Sweet Lupinseed

Common Names in Estonian:

Ahtalehine Lupiin

Common Names in Finnish:

Sinilupiini

Common Names in French:

Lupin à Feuilles ètroites, Lupin à Folioles étroites (Switzerland), Lupin a Feuilles Etroites, Lupin a Folioles Etroites, Lupin Bleu, Lupin Petit Bleu

Common Names in German:

Bitterlupine, Blaue Lupine, Schmalblättrige Lupine (Switzerland)

Common Names in Hungarian:

Kék Csillagfürt, Keskenylevelü Csillagfürt

Common Names in Italian:

Lupino Azzurro, Lupino Selvatico (Switzerland)

Common Names in Japanese:

Ao Bana Ruupin

Common Names in Korean:

Bul Ru Ru P´in, Ka Neun Ip Mi Seon Kong

Common Names in Norwegian:

Smallupin

Common Names in Polish:

Lubin Niebieski, Lubin Waskolistny, Tremoceiro, Tremoco De Flor Azul

Common Names in Portuguese:

Tremoçao Bravo, Tremoço Amargo, Tremoço Des Folhas Estreitas, Tremoceiro Azul, Tremoceiro De Folha Estreita, Tremoceiro-Azul

Common Names in Russian:

Ljupin Uzkolistnyj, Lupin Cu Frunze Inguste, Lyupin Uzkolistnyi

Common Names in Spanish:

Altramuz Amargo, Altramuz Azul, Lupino Azul (Mexico)

Common Names in Swedish:

Blålupin

Common Names in Swiss:

Blalupin

Common Names in Turkish:

Mavi Aci Bakla, Yabani Turmus

Description

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Genus Lupinus

Herbs or shrubs . Leaf generally palmately multifoliolate; stipules adnate .. Inflorescence a terminal raceme . Bract caducous , bracteoles mostly persistent . Calyx 2-lipped. Vexillum orbicular or broadly ovate . Wing petals connate at the apex. Keel beaked . Stamens monadelphous , anthers alternately long and short. Ovary sessile, 2-many ovuled, style incurved , glabrous or with a ring of hairs beneath the terminal stigma. Fruit compressed , 2-valved, often constricted between the seeds. Seed estrophiolate.

About 200 species; most numerous in Western North and South America, with a second centre round the Mediterranean.[1]

Physical Description

Habit: HerbClimbing: Not ClimbingGrowth Form: Single CrownShape and Orientation: Erect

Flowers: Bloom Period: Late Summer • Flower Color: Blue • Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Seeds: Seed per Pound: 3200 • Seed Spread Rate: Moderate • Seedling Vigor: Medium • Fruit/Seed Abundance: Low • Fruit/Seed Color: Green • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: Yes • Cold Stratification Required: No

Foliage: Foliage Color: Green • Foliage Porosity Summer: Porous • Foliage Texture: Medium • Fall Conspicuous: Yes • Leaf Retention: No

Size/Age/Growth

Active Growth Period: Fall , Winter and SpringGrowth Rate: Rapid • After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Slow • Mature Height (feet): 4.0 • Vegetative Spread Rate: None • Lifespan: Lifespan

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,422 meters (0 to 4,665 feet).[2]

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: AnnualCoppice Potential: No • Progagated by Bulbs: No • Propagated by Bare Root: No • Propagated by Container: No • Propagated by Corms: No • Propagated by Cuttings: No • Propagated by Seed: Yes • Propagated by Sod: No • Propagated by Sprigs: No • Propagated by Tubers: No • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer • Fruit/Seed Period End: FallFruit/Seed Persistence: Yes

Growth

Soil: Adapted to Medium Textured: Adapted to Medium Textured Soils • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No • Anaerobic Tolerance: None • Salinity Tolerance: None • CaCO3 Tolerance: None • Minimum pH: 6.0 • Maximum pH: 7.0 • Fertility Requirement: Medium

Sunlight: Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Moisture: Drought Tolerance: Low • Minimum Precipitation: 35 • Maximum Precipitation: 60 • Moisture Use: Medium

Temperature: Minimum Temperature (F): 47 • Minimum Frost Free Days: 180

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Herb, Lifespan: Annual

Last scrutiny: Jun-2001

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Lupinus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 326 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

L. abramsii (Abrams Lupine) · L. adsurgens (Drew's Silky Lupine) · L. adsurgens var. adsurgens (Drew's Silky Lupine) · L. adsurgens var. lilacinus (Drew's Silky Lupine) · L. adsurgens var. undulatus (Drew's Silky Lupine) · L. affinis (Fleshy Lupine) · L. agardhianus (Bajada Lupine) · L. albicaulis (Pine Lupine) · L. albicaulis var. albicaulis (Sicklekeel Lupine) · L. albicaulis var. shastensis (Shasta Lupine) · L. albifrons (Bentham's Bush Lupine) · L. albifrons collinus (Silver Lupine) · L. albifrons eminens var. eminens (Foothill Lupine) · L. albifrons var. albifrons (Silver Bush Lupine) · L. albifrons var. douglasii (Douglas' Silver Lupine) · L. albifrons var. eminens (Silver Lupine) · L. albifrons var. flumineus (Silver Lupine) · L. albus albus (Altramuz) · L. alpestris (Alp Lupine) · L. ammophilus (Sand Lupine) · L. amphibius (Amphibious Lupine) · L. andersonii (Anderson's Lupine) · L. angustiflorus (Narrow-Flower Lupine) · L. angustifolius (Blue Lupin) · L. angustifolius angustifolius (Blue Lupin) · L. angustifolius reticulatus (Blue Lupin) · L. antoninus (Anthony Peak Lupine) · L. apertus (Summit Lupine) · L. arboreus (Bush Lupine) · L. arboreus var. arboreus (Bush Lupine) · L. arbustus arbustus (Long-Spur Lupine) · L. arbustus arbustus var. Arbustus (Longspur Lupine) · L. arbustus calcaratus (Spur Lupine) · L. arbustus neolaxiflorus (Spur Lupine) · L. arbustus pseudoparviflorus (Spur Lupine) · L. arbustus silvicola (Spur Lupine) · L. arbustus var. montanus (Longspur Lupine) · L. arcticus (Arctic Lupine) · L. arcticus arcticus (Arctic Lupine) · L. arcticus canadensis (Arctic Lupine) · L. arcticus subalpinus (Arctic Lupine) · L. argenteus (Holo Lupine) · L. argenteus argenteus var. argenteus (Silvery Lupine) · L. argenteus moabensis var. moabensis (Silvery Lupine) · L. argenteus parviflorus (Silvery Lupine) · L. argenteus var. laxiflorus (Silvery Lupine) · L. argenteus var. utahensis (Silvery Lupine) · L. aridus (Arid Lupin) · L. aridus ashlandensis (Mt. Ashland Lupine) · L. aridus 'Summer Spires' (Arid Lupin) · L. arizonicus arizonicus (Arizona Lupine) · L. arizonicus arizonicus var. Arizonicus (Arizona Lupine) · L. arizonicus lagunensis (Arizona Lupine) · L. arizonicus setosissimus (Arizona Lupine) · L. arizonicus sonorensis (Arizona Lupine) · L. arizonicus var. barbatulus (Arizona Lupine) · L. benthamii (Bentham's Lupine) · L. benthamii heller (Spider Lupine) · L. benthamii var. benthamii (Spider Lupine) · L. benthamii var. opimus (Spider Lupine) · L. bicolor (Bicolor Lupine) · L. bicolor bicolor (Miniature Lupine) · L. bicolor microphyllus (Miniature Lupine) · L. bicolor tridentatus var. Tridentatus (Miniature Lupine) · L. bicolor var. tetraspermus (Miniature Lupine) · L. bingenensis (Bingen Lupine) · L. bingenensis var. bingenensis (Bingen Lupine) · L. bingenensis var. dubius (Bingen Lupine) · L. bingenensis var. subsaccatus (Bingen Lupine) · L. brevior (Short Lupine) · L. breweri (Brewer's Lupine) · L. breweri var. breweri (Brewer's Lupine) · L. breweri var. bryoides (Matted Lupine) · L. breweri var. grandiflorus (Matted Lupine) · L. breweri var. parvulus (Matted Lupine) · L. burkei (Burke's Lupine) · L. burkei burkei (Largeleaf Lupine) · L. burkei caeruleomontanus (Blue Mountains Lupine) · L. caespitosus (Dwarf Lupine) · L. caespitosus var. caespitosus (Stemless Dwarf Lupine) · L. caespitosus var. utahensis (Utah Lupine) · L. caudatus montigenus (Mount Rose Lupine) · L. cervinus (Santa Lucia Lupine) · L. chamissonis (Chamisso Bush Lupine) · L. chihuahuensis (Chihuahuan Lupine) · L. citrinus (Orange-Flowered Lupine) · L. citrinus var. citrinus (Orange Lupine) · L. citrinus var. deflexus (Mariposa Lupine) · L. concinnus (Bajada Lupine) · L. concinnus optatus (Nipomo Dune Lupine) · L. confertus (Crowded Lupine) · L. congdonii (Congdon's Lupine) · L. constancei (Lassics Lupine) · L. cosentinii (West Australian Blue Lupin) · L. covillei (Coville Lupine) · L. crassus (Paradox Lupine) · L. croceus (Mount Eddy Lupine) · L. croceus var. pilosellus (Saffron-Flower Lupine) · L. culbertsonii (Culbertson Lupine) · L. culbertsonii culbertsonii (Hockett Meadows Lupine)

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 17, 2007:

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Footnotes

  1. "Lupinus". in Flora of Pakistan Page 33.. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
  2. Mean = 310.130 meters (1,017.487 feet), Standard Deviation = 301.730 based on 864 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2012-04-18