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Lupinus angustifolius
Also called Narrow Leaved Lupin, Blue Lupine, European Blue Lupine, Blue Lupin, European Blue Lupin, New Zealand Blue Lupin, Narrow Leaf Lupin
Narrowleaf lupine is an annual legume grown for its seeds, as livestock fodder and as a green manure that enriches poor soil. It is grown as a crop rather than mainly as an ornamental, and it thrives in cool, sunny conditions.
Lupinus angustifolius is a species of lupin known by many common names, including narrowleaf lupin, narrow-leaved lupin and blue lupin. It is native to Eurasia and northern Africa and naturalized in parts of Australia and North America. It has been cultivated for over 6000 years as a food crop for its edible legume seeds, as a fodder for livestock and for green manure.
The plant is used as a green manure or as a grain legume for animal feed or human consumption. Through its ability to fix nitrogen and its low nutrient requirement this plant is suitable to be planted on exhausted fields as a soil improver. Additionally, lupins have strong roots, that can reduce the compaction of a soil.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lupinus angustifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
