Appearance
It has a 30–70 centimetres long stem and 3–8 centimetres long legume. The species blooms from February to May. The species have white coloured flowers which are 1–1.5 centimetres long and pods the diameter of which is 3–8 centimetres. In Israel the Lupinus pilosus has blue flowers with white vertical spot at the middle.
Uses
Around the South Tyrolean village of Altrei, "L. pilosus" was historically grown. The seeds were roasted and mixed with malt grains and infused in boiling water to produce a coffee-like but caffeine-free hot beverage, "Altreier Kaffee". Interesting not only from a cultural and historical but also from a botanical standpoint, since 2006 a local initiative is re-establishing "L. pilosus" cultivation in the Altrei region to revive this culinary specialty.References:
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