''Lupinus pilosus'', commonly known as blue lupine, ( he, תורמוס ההרים, ar, ترمس برّي) is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
from the family
which is
endemic
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to
Israel
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where it is found in
Mediterranean scrubland. It has a long
stem
Stem or STEM may refer to:
Plant structures
* Plant stem, a plant's aboveground axis, made of vascular tissue, off which leaves and flowers hang
* Stipe (botany), a stalk to support some other structure
* Stipe (mycology), the stem of a mushro ...
and long
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
. The species blooms from February to May. The species have white coloured
flower
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s which are long and pods the diameter of which is .
In
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
the Lupinus pilosus has
blue
Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when obs ...
flowers with
white
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vertical spot at the middle.
Culinary uses
Around the
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
, image_skyline =
, image_alt ...
ean village of
Altrei
Altrei (; it, Anterivo ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Geography
Altrei is the only South Tyrolean municipality in the Fiemme Valley of the Southern Limestone Alps, located about south of Bolzano half-way to ...
(Anterivo), ''L. pilosus'' was historically grown. The seeds were roasted and mixed with malt grains and infused in boiling water to produce a coffee-like but caffeine-free hot beverage, ''Altreier Kaffee'' ("Altrei coffee"). Interesting not only from a cultural and historical but also from a botanical standpoint, since 2006 a local initiative is re-establishing ''L. pilosus'' cultivation in the Altrei region to revive this culinary specialty.
In Israel, the plant is numbered among the few,
wild edible plants, but the seeds still require leaching in boiling water several times (with replacement of the water) for the seeds to become palatable.
The seeds are then roasted in a skillet with a dash of water, salted, and eaten.
Some have it as their practice to pulverize the prepared seeds and to mix them with wheat or sorghum flour for bread.
Gallery
File:Lupinus pilosus in Tel-Sukho-2019-02-16-IZE-021-Wikipedia.jpg, Blue Lupine in Tel Socho of the Elah Valley
File:Lupinus pilosus (Zachi Evenor for Wiki).jpg, Carpets of blue ''Lupinus pilosus'' in Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
File:Lupinus-pilosus-2015-Zachi-Evenor-cropped01.jpg, ''Lupinus pilosus'' in Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
References
External links
''Lupinus pilosus''at FlowersInIsrael.com
''Lupinus pilosus'' תורמוס ההריםat Wildflowers.com (in Hebrew)
''Lupinus pilosus'' in Israelat
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pilosus
''Anthodiscus pilosus'' (chamisa, tahuari, botón caspi, botón huayo or tahuarí amarillo) is a plant species in the genus '' Anthodiscus'' found in Amazonian Colombia and Peru.
''Anthodiscus pilosus'' is added to some versions of the hallucino ...
Flora of Israel
Flora of Palestine (region)