Lupinus luteus, Yellow Lupine,
תורמוס צהוב
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| | Scientific name: |
| Lupinus luteus L. |
| Common name: |
| Yellow Lupine |
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| Family: |
| Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
Date Picture Taken: March 24, 2008
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| | Life form: |
| Annual |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound, digitate (shaped like a spread hand) |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Sand |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 24, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Lupinus, Latin lupus, "wolf," alluding to the belief that these plants destroyed the fertility of the soil, which is the oppposite of the truth; the seeds are eaten in eastern Mediterranean countries.
luteus, dfeep-yellow, golden-yellow, buttercuo-yellow.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
Date Picture Taken: March 24, 2008
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