Common name
English: White lupin
German: Weiße Lupine
Portuguese: Tremoceiro-branco
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(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