Lupinus micranthus
Lupinus micranthus, Lupinus hirsutus,Small-flowered Lupine, Hairy Lupin, Bitter Blue Lupin,
Hebrew: תורמוס שעיר, Arabic: الترمس دقيق الأسدية
| Scientific name: | Lupinus micranthus Guss. | |
| Synonym name: | Lupinus hirsutus L. | |
| English name: | Small-flowered Lupine, Hairy Lupin, Bitter Blue Lupin | |
| Hebrew name: | תורמוס שעיר | |
| العربية, Arabic name: | الترمس دقيق الأسدية | |
| Family: | Papilionaceae, פרפרניים |
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| Life form: | Annual | |
| Stems: | 20-50cm | |
| Leaves: | Digitate, leaflets obovate, mucronate (ending abruptly in a small sharp point as a continuation of the midrib), sparsely hirsute | |
| Inflorescence: | Terminal racemes up to 12cm | |
| Flowers: | Hermaphrodite, calyx lobes unequal in length; petals blue, banner often white-centered | |
| Fruits / pods: | Legume, hirsute, red-brown | |
| Flowering Period: | March, April | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt.Hermon | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Lupinus, Latin lupus, “wolf,” alluding to the belief that these plants destroyed the fertility of the soil, which is the oppposite of the truth; the seeds are eaten in eastern Mediterranean countries.
micranthus, small thorns.
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