Lupinus pubescens (local name: chocho del páramo) is a lupine flower which is native to the high Andes but can also be found in China, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Quinolizidine alkaloids in seeds of many species Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lupinus montanus — considered toxic
- Lupinus altimontanus — considered toxic
- Lupinus costaricensis — considered toxic
- Lupinus cacuminis — considered toxic
- Lupinus mutabilis — considered toxic
- Lupinus pilosus — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Lupinus
- Species
- Lupinus pubescens
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