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Lupinus albus beans, cooked and pickled in brine.. The beginning of lupin cultivation in the Old World is sometimes associated with Ancient Egypt. [4] It is more likely, however, that white lupin was originally introduced into cultivation in ancient Greece, where its greatest biodiversity was concentrated and where wild-growing forms have been preserved until today (ssp. graecus). [5]
Lupinus albifrons, silver lupine, white-leaf bush lupine, or evergreen lupine, is a species of lupine (lupin). It is native to California and Oregon , where it grows along the coast and in dry and open meadows, prairies and forest clearings.
The species are mostly herbaceous perennial plants 0.3–1.5 metres (1–5 feet) tall, but some are annual plants and a few are shrubs up to 3 m (10 ft) tall. An exception is the chamis de monte (Lupinus jaimehintonianus) of Oaxaca in Mexico, which is a tree up to 8 m (26 ft) tall.
Individual flowers are borne on 1–3.5 millimetres (0.039–0.138 in) long pedicels. The banner petal is oblong to circular, typically blue with the center white, 5–7 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in) long. [1] Lupinus bicolor is a species of lupine known as the miniature lupine, Lindley's annual lupine, pigmy-leaved lupine, or bicolor lupine. [1]
Lupin is commonly used in Egypt (known by the name "termes") and is eaten by the Egyptians as snack anytime as during the Sham Elnesim festival, which is a national festival in Egypt whose history goes back to ancient Egyptian times. Lupin were also used by the Ancient Greeks and Romans. [4]
Tailcup lupine, Lupinus argenteus in Nevada, White Mountains, Middle Creek, Fishlake Valley drainage, elevation 2539 m. The flowers of Lupinus caudatus are 8–12 millimeters long with a conspicuous blunt spur that is 0.4–1 millimeter long. [1] [2] Most often the flowers are blue-purple in color, but occasionally they will be white. [3]
'Lupin's third season dropped on October 5, but it's confusing finale has everyone wondering what, exactly, happens at the end. Here's everything to know.
Field lupine is a common name for several lupines and may refer to: Lupinus albus , native to the Mediterranean region and cultivated for its edible seeds Lupinus nanus , native to the western United States