Genus

Lupinus (Lupines)

Lupinus nanus. Photo: (c) Jamie Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Lupinus, commonly known as lupin or lupine (North America), is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. The genus includes over 200 species, with centers of diversity in North and South America. Smaller centers occur in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Seeds of various species of lupins have been used as a food for over 3000 years around the Mediterranean and for as long as 6000 years in the Andean highland, but they…

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Subtaxa

Species: Lupinus littoralis (Seashore lupine)

Species: Lupinus bicolor (Miniature lupine)

Species: Lupinus elmeri (Elmer’s lupine)

Species: Lupinus arboreus (Coastal bush lupine)

Species: Lupinus nanus (Sky lupine)

Species: Lupinus rivularis (Riverbank lupine)

Species: Lupinus constancei (Lassics lupine)

Species: Lupinus polyphyllus (Large-leaved lupine)

Complex: Lupinus albifrons (Bush lupine complex)

Species: Lupinus latifolius (Broadleaf lupine)

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