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Scientific name:

Lupinus angustifolius

Vernacular name:

Lupin, Narrow-leaved


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Narrow-leaved Lupin

Scientific name: Lupinus angustifolius L.

Diagnostic features
Stems erect, well branched, to 60(100)cm, with rather sparse short hairs.
Leaflets 5-9, less than 4cm, linear.
Lower lip of calyx 6-7mm.
Corolla blue.

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

Habitat
Introduced-casual; imported for grain and being used in trials as seed-crop, scarce casual at docks and waste places.

Distribution
Sporadic in Britain, mainly South; Mediterranean. Formerly grown for fodder.

Thisspecies is keyed out on Page 2967 in the Text Key.

Lupinus angustifolius
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