Common name
English: White lupin
German: Weiße Lupine
Portuguese: Tremoceiro-branco
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2616)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2519)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2128)
Order: Fabales (239)
Family: Fabaceae (239)(family description)
Genus: Lupinus (3)
Epithet: albus L. (7)
Synonym: Lupinus termis Forssk.
albus => dead white, without lustre
termis => derived from the Greek thermos, meaning hot
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue, white