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Taxon:  Lupinus albus L.



Summary
Genus:
Lupinus
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Genisteae
Nomen number:
22802
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:721. 1753
Verified:
05/08/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Lupinus albus L. var. albus (0 active accession[s])
Lupinus albus L. var. graecus (Boiss. & Spruner) Gladst. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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Common names
English
European white lupin –
Mediterranean white lupin –
white lupin –
white lupine –
French
lupin blanc –
German
weiße Lupine –
Italian
lupino bianco –
Portuguese
tremoçeiro-branco –
Spanish
altramuz blanco –
Swedish
vitlupin –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey w.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece incl. Crete
2Cultivated    widely cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (w.)
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete)
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalsoil improver University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. UC SAREP on-line cover crop database (on-line resource).
Human foodpulse Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Human foodpulsefide Lupins Crop Pl 452-453. 1998Gladstones, J. S. 1998. Distribution, origin, taxonomy, history and importance. Lupins as crop plants: biology, production and utilization 10. Note: CAB International, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Kellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22802. Accessed 29 April 2025.