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August 2015
1:
L. luteus
flowers.
2:
L. albus
.
3a:
L. angustifolius
.
3b:
L. angustifolius
(sweet).
3c:
L. angustifolius
(bitter with blue flower).
4: Broad leaf lupines (
L. albus
) are sweet
(tasty) and are planted for harvesting their
seeds that are used for animal feed.
5: Bitter lupines (
L. angustifolius
) are
planted for grazing. Animals only eat the
older leafs and avoid the growth points.
Photos: Amelia Genis (
Landbouweekblad
) and
Piet Lombard (Elsenburg)
1
3a
3b
5
3c
4
2