Lupinus alopecuroides
Appearance
Lupinus alopecuroides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Lupinus |
Species: | L. alopecuroides
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Binomial name | |
Lupinus alopecuroides |
Lupinus alopecuroides is a species of lupine native to the mountain peaks of Colombia and Ecuador.[1]
Lupinus alopecuroides has been used as animal feed. The species lives between the altitudes of 2700-4500 meters.[1]
The species only lives in 10 isolated mountains, 3 of which are in Colombia and 7 of which are in Ecuador. There is low genetic variation between plants in the same population, but high diversity between the 10 populations.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lupinus alopecuroides Desr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ Vásquez, Diana L. A.; Balslev, Henrik; Hansen, Michael Møller; Sklenář, Petr; Romoleroux, Katya (2016-10-01). "Low genetic variation and high differentiation across sky island populations of Lupinus alopecuroides (Fabaceae) in the northern Andes". Alpine Botany. 126 (2): 135–142. doi:10.1007/s00035-016-0165-7. ISSN 1664-221X.