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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.
It has green to gray-green palmate leaves, with 5–12 leaflets per leaf. The leaflets are 2–6 centimetres (0.79–2.36 in) long, often sparsely covered with fine silky hairs. In spring it bears many racemes, 30 cm (12 in) long, of fragrant, soft yellow, pea-like flowers. [1] [2] Both yellow and lilac to purple flowering forms are known ...
In New Zealand, where it is known as the Russell lupin, Lupinus polyphyllus is classed as an invasive species [16] [17] and covers large areas next to roadsides, pastures and riverbeds, especially in the Canterbury region. It is documented as being first naturalised in 1958 and it has been suggested that tour bus drivers deliberately spread ...
Members of genus Prunus have also been theorized to be at fault for mare reproductive loss syndrome. [1] Some plants, including yews, are deadly and extremely fast-acting. [2] Several plants, including nightshade, become more toxic as they wilt and die, posing a danger to horses eating dried hay or plant matter blown into their pastures. [3]
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.
Chinese botanists say they may have an explanation for a mass die-off of plantation pine trees across the country that has baffled scientists for 50 years - it could be all in the genes.The Pinus ...
Lupinus nanus, the sky lupine, field lupine, dwarf lupin, ocean-blue lupine [1] or Douglas' annual lupine, is a species of lupine native to the western United States. It is found natively in California, Nevada, and on Steens Mountain in eastern Oregon. It tends to grow on slopes [2] and in open or disturbed areas below 1300 meters. [3]
Lupinus angustifolius - MHNT. Lupinus angustifolius is a species of lupin known by many common names, including narrowleaf lupin, [1] narrow-leaved lupin [2] and blue lupin.It is native to Eurasia and northern Africa and naturalized in parts of Australia and North America.