| Lupinus luteus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Lupinus |
| Subgenus: | Lupinus[1] |
| Species: | L. luteus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lupinus luteus L. |
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Lupinus luteus is known as European yellow lupine. It is native to the Mediterranean region of Southern Europe. [2]
The plant's yellow seeds, known as lupin beans, were once a common food of the Mediterranean basin and Latin America. Today they are primarily eaten as a pickled snack food.