Garden lupin – Lupinus polyphyllus
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Description
Garden lupin, or large-leaved lupine, is a perennial leguminous plant that grows about 1 to 1.5 metres tall. Like other leguminous plants (Fabaceae), it uses symbiotic bacteria in its root nodules to bind nitrogen from the air, which enables it to grow in very low-nutrient land.
Description text authors:
Updated by Luke, Natural Resources Institute Finland (2023).
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Lupinus polyphyllus
Author
Lindl.
Vernacular names
- komealupiini (Finnish)
- blomsterlupin (Swedish)
- Garden lupin (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.38950
Taxon rank
Occurrence in Finland
Status in Finland
This species is invasive
Regulatory Status
Finnish Regional Red List Category
- 2019
- 2010
Expert
- Mikko Piirainen
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Subordinate taxa