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Lupinus

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Also known as Lupin

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.

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Lupinus is a genus of plants within the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Plantae, phylum Tracheophyta, class Magnoliopsida, and order Fabales. The scientific name is Lupinus L. The genus includes herbaceous species.

Occurrences of the genus have been recorded in Mexico. Institutions including GH, IBUNAM, INECOL, FC-UNAM, and FCB-BUAP hold records. There are 843,611 occurrence records and 9,728 iDigBio records, with 6,107 media items.

The subject is referenced by 615 other encyclopedia articles. PubMed contains 2,376 records for the query Lupinus. Commons categories and galleries for the genus are also available.

Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Lupinus

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFabales
  5. FamilyFabaceae
Observations recorded843,611

General: the herbaceous genera of that tribe, Baptisia and Thermopsis, and Lupinus

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
9,728
With media
6,107
Family
Fabaceae
Collections
GH, IBUNAM, INECOL, FC-UNAM, FCB-BUAP, IIB-UV
Recorded in
Mexico
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Research

2,376 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Genisteae
Image
Lupinus albus 000 223 259 O.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Lupinus
Commons category
Lupinus
taxon name
Lupinus
taxon rank
genus
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7036
Commons gallery
Lupinus
taxon common name
faballoba
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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Taxonomy
  • Subgenus ''Platycarpos''
  • Subgenus ''Lupinus''
  • Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
  • Hybrids
  • Etymology
  • Ecology
  • Cultivation
  • Agriculture
  • Toxicity
  • Uses
  • Culture
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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.

== Description == The species are mostly herbaceous perennial plants tall, but some are annual plants and a few are shrubs up to tall. An exception is the chamis de monte (Lupinus jaimehintonianus) of Oaxaca in Mexico, which is a tree up to tall.

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