Sandplain lupin

Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Lupinus cosentinii
Description: Plant Form: Erect annual herb. Size: Up to 1.2 m tall. Stem: Many branched, covered in whitish silky hairs. Leaves: Compound of 7-13 oblong or elongated leaflets radiating from same point like a fan. Both surfaces are hairy. Flowers: Blue typical pea-shaped flowers in large elongated cluster at the tip of branches. With a whitish keel (overlapping lower petals). Fruit and Seeds: Elongated pods 4-6 cm long, densely hairy, and containing 3-5 greyish seeds. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, parks, agricultural land, open woodlands, riparian areas. Distinguishing Features: Has generally larger, hairier, and more numerous leaflets than Narrow leaved lupin (Lupinus angustifolius). Has smaller and more hairy leaflets than Russell lupin (L. polyphyllus), and also its flowers are more strictly blue. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental Lifeform: Herbaceous

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