Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus (Desv.) Arcang.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Fabaceae// Genus: Lupinus// Species: Lupinus angustifolius L.// Subspecies: Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus (Desv.) Arcang.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (2001) and do Amaral Franco and Pinto da Silva (1968 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Lupinus angustifolius L. is native to the Mediterranean region according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). L. angustifolius subsp. reticulatus is also distributed thru the Mediterranean according to The Euro+Med PlantBase.

Habitat:  Open habitats- grassland, sparse bushland, rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Late  spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.

Locality: Hills between Kochani and Orizari. Date: 10.05.2026.

Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – inflorescence with flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – inflorescence with flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – flowers. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – fruiting inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – fruiting inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – fruiting inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – fruiting inflorescence. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – pods. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – pod. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – pod. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – pod. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – pods. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem with leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – abaxial side of leaf. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem and branches. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Scaled images. Specimens from the hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026.

Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Scale in cm, Specimen from Osogovo, hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Scale in cm, Specimen from Osogovo, hills between Kochani and Orizari, 10.05.2026. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem with flowers and pods. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem with flowers and pods. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem with flowers and pods. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – flowers. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – pods. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – leaflets width. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Kochani, Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche). Date: 05.06.2021.

Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Kochani: Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Kochani: Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Kochani: Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche),, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – habit. Kochani: Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche),, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem with leaves and flowers. Kochani: Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem with leaves and flowers. Kochani: Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem with leaves, flowers and developing pod. Kochani: Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – pods. Kochani: Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus – stem with leaves. Kochani: Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche), 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Kochani, Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche). Date: 13.06.2020.

Lupinus angustifolius – habit (left), pods (right up) and leaves (right down). Kochani: Gorno Gradche region (ridge east of Lake Gradche), 13.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Lupinus angustifolius: A- inflorescence with mature pods; B: dehiscent pod; C: seed. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

do Amaral Franco, J. and Pinto da Silva, A. R. 1968. Lupinus L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 105–106.

Lupinus angustifolius L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:504124-1 [Accessed 03.10.2021].

Lupinus angustifolius subsp. reticulatus. Source: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/37a93599-e30b-4949-afbe-1ceb728c6ead [Accessed 03.08.2026].

Micevski, K. 2001. Lupinus L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 5. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1159–1161.

Last update: 03.08.2026.