Lupinus varius, L.

6. L. varius L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 721 (1753).

Sericeous or hirsute annual up to 50 cm. Leaflets 25-35 x 6-9 mm, oblong-obovate, mucronulate, sericeous to softly villous; stipules linear-subulate. Racemes up to 10 cm; flowers irregularly verticillate; peduncle 1-4 cm. Upper lip of calyx c. 8 mm, 2-partite, the lower 10-12 mm, shallowly 3-dentate to subentire. Corolla 15-17 mm, blue, the standard with a white and yellow or pale purple blotch. Legume 40-50 x 13-20 mm, softly hirsute, dark red-brown. Seeds 3-4, orbicular, compressed, tuberculate-scabrid, iridescent, brown- and black-marbled on cream and purple, with a black, curved line on each side. Light, acid soils. Mediterranean region, Portugal. Al Co Cr G r Hs It Ju Lu Si [Au?Ge Rm],