Lupinus pubescens

Chocho del páramo (Lupinus pubescens)
Lupinus pubescens on Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Genisteae
Subtribe: Lupininae
Genus: Lupinus
L.
Species: L. pubescens
Binomial name
Lupinus pubescens
(Benth.)

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.[2]

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