Authors: C. Stace, R. van der Meijden (ed.) & I. de Kort (ed.)
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Scientific name:

Lupinus albus

Vernacular name:

Lupin, White


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White Lupin

Scientific name: Lupinus albus L.

Diagnostic features
Stems erect to ascending, sparingly branched, to 60(100)cm, moderately pubescent.
Leaflets 5-9, less than 6cm, oblanceolate to narrowly obovate.
Lower lip of calyx 8-9mm.
Corolla white, usually variably tinged bluish-violet.

Chromosome number: (2n=40, 48, 50).

Habitat
Introduced-casual; becoming grown as a seed-crop and appearing on tips, at docks and in waste places.

Distribution
Sporadic in South England; Mediterranean.

This species is keyed out on Page 2967 in the Text Key.

Note
Will become much commoner.

Lupinus albus (Lupin, White)
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