Talk:Lupinus sericeus

A fact from Lupinus sericeus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 December 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that if eaten by a pregnant cow, the silky lupine (pictured) can cause the unborn calf to be deformed?

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Out of curiosity, is there any reason that this is a lupine and similar plants are known as lupins? Brammers (talk/c) 08:55, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]