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	Topics Lupin Topic Home Lupin, often spelled lupine in North America North America North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere.... , is the common name for members of the genus Genus A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species.... *Lupinus* in the legume family Family (biology) In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies.... (Fabaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of flowering plants, which is commonly known as the legume family, pea family, bean family or pulse family.... ). The genus comprises between 200-600 species Species In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.... , with major centers of diversity in South America and western North America - ) and ) and - in the Mediterranean region and Africa. The species are mostly herbaceous Herbaceous A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaf and stem that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. A herbaceous plant may be Annual plant, Biennial plant or Perennial plant.... perennial plant Perennial plant A perennial plant or perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. When used by gardeners or horticulturalists, this term applies specifically to perennial herbaceous plants.... s 0.3-1.5 m Metre The metre or meter is a Unit of measurement of length. It is the SI base unit of length in the metric system and in the International System of Units , used around the world for general and scientific purposes.... (1-5 ft) tall, but some are annual plant Annual plant An annual plant is a plant that usually germinates flowers and dies in one year. True annuals will only live longer than a year if they are prevented from setting seed.... s and a few are shrub Shrub A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall.... s up to 3 m (10 ft) tall - see also bush lupin Bush lupin Bush lupin or Bush lupine is a common name applied to a number of shrubby species of lupin:*Lupinus albifrons Silver bush lupine*Lupinus arboreus Yellow bush lupine... -, with one species (Lupinus jaimehintoniana, from the Mexican state of Oaxaca Oaxaca The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca }} is one of the 31 Mexican state of Mexico, located in the southern part of the country, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.... ) a tree TREE TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002.... up to 8 m high with a trunk 20 cm (8 in) in diameter. They have a characteristic and easily recognised leaf Leaf In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues.... shape, with soft green to grey-green leaves which in many species bear silvery hairs, often densely so. The leaf blades are usually palmately divided into 5–28 leaflets or reduced to a single leaflet in a few species of the southeastern United States. The flower Flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds.... s are produced in dense or open whorls on an erect spike, each flower 1-2 cm long, with a typical pea Pea A pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the legume *Pisum sativum. Each pod contains several peas. Although treated as a vegetable in cooking, it is botanically a fruit.... flower shape with an upper 'standard', two lateral 'wings' and two lower petal Petal A petal* is one member or part of the Corolla of a flower. The corolla is the name for all of the petals of a flower; the inner perianth whorl, term used when this is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl and is used to attract pollinators based on its advertising coloration.... s fused as a 'keel'. Due to the flower shape, several species are known as bluebonnet Bluebonnet The bluebonnet, a name common to several North American species of Lupinus, is the state flower of Texas. They typically grow about 0.3 m tall.... s or quaker bonnets Quaker bonnets Quaker bonnets may refer to:* Lupinus perennis* Lupinus polyphyllus... . The fruit Fruit The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context, and the term is not synonymous in food preparation and biology. In botany, which is the scientific study of plants, fruits are the ripened Ovary of flowering plants.... is a pod Legume A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae , or a fruit of these specific plants. A legume fruit is a Fruit#Simple fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually Dehiscence on two sides.... containing several seed Seed A seed is a small Plant embryogenesis plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some Food storage. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant.... s. Like most members of their family, lupins can fix nitrogen Nitrogen fixation Nitrogen fixation is the process by which nitrogen is taken from its relatively inert molecular form in the Earth's atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds .... from the atmosphere into ammonia Ammonia Ammonia is a chemical compound with the chemical formula nitrogenhydrogen. It is normally encountered as a gas with a characteristic pungent odor.... , fertilizing the soil Soil Soil is the naturally occurring, unconsolidated or loose covering on the Earth's surface. Soil is composed of particles of broken rock that have been altered by chemical and environmental processes including weathering and erosion.... for other plants. The genus Lupinus is nodulated by Bradyrhizobium Bradyrhizobium *Bradyrhizobium* is a genus of Gram-negative soil bacteria, many of which nitrogen fixation.... soil bacteria. Some species have a long central tap roots, or have proteoid root Proteoid root Proteoid roots, also known as cluster roots, are plant roots that form clusters of closely spaced short lateral rootlets. They may form a two to five centimetre thick mat just beneath the leaf litter.... s. Lupins contain significant amounts of certain secondary compounds Secondary metabolism Secondary metabolism is a term for pathways and small molecule products of metabolism that are not absolutely required for the survival of the organism.... like isoflavone Isoflavone Isoflavones comprise a class of organic compounds, often naturally occurring, related to the flavonoids. Many act as phytoestrogens in mammals. Being polyphenols, they are antioxidants.... s and toxic alkaloid Alkaloid Alkaloids are naturally occurring chemical compounds containing base nitrogen atoms. The name derives from the word alkaline and was used to describe any nitrogen-containing base.... s, e.g. lupinine Lupinine Lupinine is a bitter tasting alkaloid present in Lupinus spp. of Leguminosae plants. In the scientific literature are specifications as well for isolation as for synthesis of this compound to be found.The bitter taste of the Lupinus beans renders them unsuitable for human and animal consumption.... and sparteine Sparteine Sparteine is a class 1a antiarrhythmic agent; a sodium channel blocker. It is an alkaloid and can be extracted from scotch broom. It is the predominant alkaloid in Lupinus mutabilis, and is thought to chelate the bivalents calcium and magnesium.... . Cultivation and uses The yellow legume Legume A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae , or a fruit of these specific plants. A legume fruit is a Fruit#Simple fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually Dehiscence on two sides.... seeds of lupins, commonly called lupin beans, were popular with the Romans, who spread the plant's cultivation throughout the Roman Empire; hence common names like *lupini* in Romance languages Romance languages The Romance languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages comprising all the languages that descend from Latin language, the language of ancient Rome.... . Lupin beans are commonly sold in a salty solution in jars (like olive Olive The Olive is a species of small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean region, from Lebanon, Syria and the maritime parts of Turkey and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.... s and pickle Pickle Pickle or pickling may refer to:Food * Pickling, the process of preserving a food by soaking and storing it in vinegar or brine... s) and can be eaten with or without the skin. Lupins are also cultivated as forage Forage Forage is plant material eaten by grazing livestock.Historically the term forage has meant only plants eaten by the animals directly as pasture, crop residue, or immature cereal crops, but it is also used more loosely to include similar plants cut for fodder and carried to the animals, especially as hay or silage.... and grain GRAIN GRAIN is an international non-governmental organization based in Barcelona, Spain, which works toward sustainable agriculture. It was formed upon the realization that the genetic diversity of the world's food crops are being drastically eliminated.... legumes. Lupini dishes are most commonly found in Mediterranean countries, especially in Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east.... , Egypt Egypt Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west.... , and Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia.... , and also in Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world.... and in Spanish Harlem Spanish Harlem Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio and East Harlem, is a predominantly low income neighborhood in Harlem, a neighborhood of New York City, in the north-eastern part of the borough of Manhattan.... , where they are popularly consumed with beer Beer Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and Fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal?the most common of which is malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely used.... . The Andean Andes The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m .... variety of this bean is from the Andean Lupin (tarwi, L. mutabilis) and was a widespread food in the Incan Empire. The Andean Lupin and the Mediterranean L. albus (White Lupin), L. angustifolius (Blue Lupin) and Lupinus hirsutus are also edible after soaking the seeds for some days in salted water. They are known as *altramuz* in Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably.... and Argentina Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city.... . In Portuguese the lupin beans are known as *tremoços, and in Antalya Antalya Antalya* is a city on the Mediterranean Sea coast of southwestern Turkey. It is the capital city of Antalya Province Provinces of Turkey. The population of the city was 775,157 in the 2007 census.... (Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe.... ) as *tirmis. Lupins were also used by Native Americans Indigenous peoples of the Americas The indigenous peoples of the Americas* are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples.... in North America North America North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere.... , e.g. the Yavapai people Yavapai people Yavapai is an over-arching term for four distinct tribes of Native Americans in the United States from central Arizona in the United States. The Western Yavapai call themselves Tolkepaya, the Northeastern Yavapai call themselves Yavap?, the Southeastern Yavapai call themselves Kwevkepaya, and the fourth group call themselv... . These lupins are referred to as sweet lupins because they contain smaller amounts of toxic alkaloid Alkaloid Alkaloids are naturally occurring chemical compounds containing base nitrogen atoms. The name derives from the word alkaline and was used to describe any nitrogen-containing base.... s than the bitter lupin varieties. Newly bred variants of sweet lupins are grown extensively in Germany; they lack any bitter taste and require no soaking in salt solution. The seeds are used for different foods from vegan sausages to lupin-tofu Tofu Tofu , also , doufu , toufu, or bean curd , is a food of China origin, made by coagulating soy milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks.... or baking-enhancing lupin flour Flour Flour is a powder made of cereal grains. It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many civilizations, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history.... . Given that lupin seeds have the full range of essential amino acid Essential amino acid File:BakedFish.jpgAn essential amino acid or indispensable amino acid is an amino acid that cannot be synthesized de novo synthesis by the organism , and therefore must be supplied in the diet.... s and that they, contrary to soy, can be grown in more temperate to cool climates, lupins are becoming increasingly recognized as a cash crop Cash crop In agriculture, a cash crop is a crop which is grown for money.The term is used to differentiate from Subsistence agriculture, which are those fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for the producer's family.... alternative to soy. Three Mediterranean species of lupin, Blue Lupin, White Lupin and Yellow Lupin (L. luteus) are widely cultivated for livestock and poultry feed. Both sweet and bitter lupins in feed can cause livestock poisoning. Lupin poisoning is a nervous syndrome caused by alkaloids in bitter lupins, similar to neurolathyrism Lathyrism Lathyrism or Neurolathyrism is a neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus.... . Mycotoxic lupinosis is a disease caused by lupin material that is infected with the fungus Diaporthe toxica; the fungus produces mycotoxin Mycotoxin A mycotoxin is a toxin produced by an organism of the fungus kingdom, which includes mushrooms, molds, and yeasts. Most fungi are Aerobic_organism .... s called phomopsins, which cause liver damage. Poisonous lupin seeds cause annually the loss of many cattle and sheep on western American Ranges. On 22 December 2006, the European Commission submitted directive 2006/142/EC, which amends the EU foodstuff allergen list to include "lupin and products thereof". Horticulture and ecology Lupins are popular ornamental plant Ornamental plant Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower garden or as house plants. Most commonly they are grown for the display of their flowers. Other common ornamental features include leaves, scent, fruit, Plant stem and bark.... s in garden Garden A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials.... s. There are numerous hybrids and cultivar Cultivar A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics.... s. Some species, such as Garden Lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus) and hybrids like the Rainbow Lupin (L. × regalis) are common garden flowers. Others, such as the Yellow Bush Lupin (L. arboreus) are considered invasive Invasive species Invasive species is a phrase with several definitions. The first definition expresses the phrase in terms of non-indigenous species that adversely affect the habitats they invade economically, environmentally or ecologically.... weed WEED WEED is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA, it serves the area. The station is currently owned by Northstar Broadcasting Corporation.... s when they appear outside their native range. In New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands.... lupins have escaped into the wild and grow in large numbers along main roads and streams on the South Island South Island The South Island is the larger of the two major Islands of New Zealand of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. The Maori name for the South Island, Te Wai Pounamu, meaning "The Water/s of Greenstone" , possibly evolved from Te Wahi Pounamu which means "The Place Of Greenstone".... . The seeds are carried by car tires and water flow, . They are usually Garden Lupins, principally blue, pink and violet, with some yellow, and are very attractive, providing colourful vistas with a backdrop of mountains and lakes; however, there is some concern that they smother the original vegetation. See http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/455949/useful_lupins/ For several Lepidoptera Lepidoptera Lepidoptera is an order of insect that includes moths and butterfly. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterfly, skipper , and Hedylidae.... (butterflies and moths), lupins are an important larva Larva A larva is a young form of animal with indirect developmental biology, going through or undergoing metamorphosis .The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly.... l food. These include: Callophrys irus (Frosted Elfin) Chesias legatella (The Streak Streak (moth) The streak is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in northern and western Europe and north Africa. It is common in Great Britain, but local and confined to the north in Ireland.... ) Chionodes braunella Glaucopsyche xerces (Xerces Blue Xerces Blue The Xerces Blue butterfly is an extinct species of butterfly. The species lived in coastal sand dunes of the Sunset District of San Francisco. The Xerces butterfly is believed to be the first American butterfly species to become extinct as a result of loss of habitat caused by urban development.... ) - extinct Icaricia icarioides missionensis (Mission Blue) Lycaeides melissa samuelis (Karner Blue Karner Blue The Karner Blue, *Lycaeides melissa samuelis, is a small, blue butterfly found in small areas of New Jersey, the Great Lakes region, southern New Hampshire, and the Capital District region of New York.... ) Melanchra persicariae* (Dot Moth Dot Moth The Dot Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe apart from the south-east.This is a very distinctive species with very dark brown, almost black, forewings marked with a large white glossary of Lepidopteran terms from which the species gets its common name.... ) Phymatopus behrensii Schinia suetus The endangered Lange's Metalmark (Apodemia mormo langei) mates on Silver Bush Lupin (L. albifrons Lupinus albifrons *Lupinus albifrons, also known as silver lupine, white-leaf bush lupine, and evergreen lupine, is a species of Lupinus.... ). The most significant diseases of lupins are anthracnose as well as wilting Wilting Wilting* refers to the loss of rigidity of non-woody parts of plants. This occurs when the turgor pressure in non-lignin plant plant cells falls towards zero, as a result of diminished water in the Cell .... and root rot Root rot Root rot is a condition found in both indoor and outdoor plants, although more common in indoor plants with poor drainage. As the name states, the roots of the plant rot.... diseases caused by Fusarium Fusarium *Fusarium* is a large genus of Hypha fungi widely distributed in soil and in association with plants. Most species are harmless saprobes and are relatively abundant members of the soil microbial community.... and other pathogen Pathogen A pathogen , infectious agent, or germ, is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its Host .There are several substrates and pathways whereby pathogens can invade a host; the principal pathways have different episodic time frames, but soil contamination has the longest or most persistent potential for harboring... s, and some bacterial and viral diseases. There are two subgenera of the genus Lupinus L.: Subgen. Platycarpos and Subgen. Selected species Lupins in popular culture Bluebonnet Bluebonnet The bluebonnet, a name common to several North American species of Lupinus, is the state flower of Texas. They typically grow about 0.3 m tall.... lupins, notably the Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) are the state flower List of U.S. state flowers This is a list of U.S. state flowers:See alsoList of U.S. state treesLists of U.S. state insigniaReferences ... of Texas Texas Texas* is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents.... , USA. A Monty Python Monty Python Monty Python is a group of six comedians who created Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on October 5, 1969.... sketch featured a would-be Robin Hood Robin Hood Robin Hood is an archetype figure in English folklore, whose story originates from Middle Ages times but who remains significant in popular culture where he is known for robbing the rich to give to the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny.... named Dennis Moore, who stole lupins from the rich and gave them to the poor. Although he was very successful, the poor argued that money or food would be more practical. The lupin has also lent its name to Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin Ars?ne Lupin is a fictional character who appears in a book series of detective fiction / crime fiction novels written by France writer Maurice Leblanc, as well as a number of non-canonical sequels and numerous film, television, stage play and comic book adaptations.... , the main character in a series of stories by Maurice Leblanc Maurice Leblanc Maurice-Marie-?mile Leblanc was a France novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Ars?ne Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes.... (the name is a parody of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet, Short story writer, Editing and Literary criticism, and is considered part of the American Romanticism. Best known for his tales of Mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the Detective fiction genre.... 's C. Auguste Dupin). He was a gentleman thief Gentleman thief In the Victorian vernacular, a gentleman thief is a particularly well-behaving and apparently well bred thief. A "gentleman" is usually, but not always, a man with an inherited title of nobility and inherited wealth, who need not work for a living.... who first appeared in 1905. The popular Japanese comic book Manga , , are comics and print cartoons , in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II, but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art.... /Anime Anime is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world.... character Lupin III Lupin III is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of "Monkey Punch". The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Ars?ne Lupin III, the grandson of Ars?ne Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels.... is an unofficial spin-off of this series. In the British adventure series The Avengers The Avengers (TV series) *The Avengers* was a British television series featuring secret agents in 1960s United Kingdom. The programmes were made by TV company Associated British Corporation, and created by its Head of Drama Sydney Newman.... , in the episode Who's Who List of The Avengers episodes This is an episode list for the 1960s United Kingdom television series *The Avengers* .As of 2008, the only episodes known to still exist in their entirety from the first series are Girl on the Trapeze and The Frighteners.... it is revealed the British Secret Service gives their agents code name based on flowers worn on the lapel (e.g. "Tulip", "Daffodil", "Rose"). Though he is only seen dead, one agent is clearly wearing a lupin. In the children's book Miss Rumphius Miss Rumphius *Miss Rumphius* is a 1982 children?s fiction book by Barbara Cooney.... by Barbara Cooney Barbara Cooney Barbara Cooney was an American children's author and illustrator of more than 200 books and double Caldecott Medalist. She has written books for six decades.... , the protagonist plants lupins to make the world a more beautiful place. In the Japanese magical girl Magical girl belong to a sub-genre of Japanese fantasy anime and manga. Magical girl stories feature young girls with superhuman abilities, forced to fight evil and protect the Earth.... anime Ojamajo Doremi, the character Onpu Segawa frequently sings a lullaby titled Lupinus no Komoriuta Ojamajo Doremi discography This is a list of the dozens of Ojamajo Doremi CD releases in Japan.... ("Lullaby of the Lupins") to baby Hana Makihatayama during season 2. In George Grossmith George Grossmith George Grossmith was an English people comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. His performing career spanned more than four decades. As a writer and composer, he created 18 comic operas, nearly 100 musical sketches, some 600 songs and piano pieces, three books and both serious and comic pieces for newspapers and magazines.... 's comic novel The Diary of a Nobody, the protagonists' son is named Lupin. In J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Harry Potter *Harry Potter* is a Heptalogy fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the eponymous adolescent wizard Harry Potter , together with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, his friends from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.... series, Harry has a friend and teacher named Remus Lupin, who is a werewolf Werewolf Werewolves, also known as lycanthropes from the Greek ????????p??, ????? and ?????p?? , are Mythology or folklore humans with the ability to shape shifting into Gray Wolf or anthropomorphism wolf-like creatures, either purposely, by being bitten by another werewolf, or after being placed under a curse.... . In the 2001 Fox Reality TV show Murder in Small Town X Murder in Small Town X *Murder in Small Town X* was an United States reality series created by George Verschoor, Robert Fisher, Jr., and Gordon Cassidy and was hosted by Sgt.... , the leaders of the fictional town of Sunrise had a secret society called the "The Order of the Scarlet Lupine." See also Alice Eastwood Alice Eastwood Alice Eastwood was a Canadian American botanist. Born in Toronto, she moved to the United States at 14, and from age twenty to thirty, was a teacher in Denver, Colorado and taught herself botany.... Footnotes External links