Lupinus mexicanus Cerv.

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Harare Drive, Borrowdale

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Synonyms:	Lupinus ehrenbergii Schltr. Lupinus pubescens sensu R.B. Drumm.
Common names:	Mexican lupin (English)
Frequency:	Locally common
Status:	Introduced
Description:	Erect annual or short-lived perennial, up to 1 m. Stems with long spreading hairs over a denser pubescence; leaves palmate with 7-9 narrowly oblong-elliptic leaflets, crowded near the base of the plant; flowers in racemes up to 50 cm, mostly blue, sometimes pink or white; the fruits are pods held semi-erect along the old flowering stem.
Notes:	Introduced as a garden ornamental, it was first recorded as an escape in October 1970 and is now a common but localised weed on roadsides in the northern suburbs of Harare.
Derivation of specific name:	mexicanus: of Mexico.
Habitat:	A roadside weed, often in damp places.
Altitude range: (metres)	900 - 1510 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to Central America and locally naturalized in southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution:	C
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Literature:	Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 223. as Lupinus pubescens Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 49. As Lupinus pubescens Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Page 265.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lupinus mexicanus
African Plant Database: Lupinus mexicanus
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