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Arctic Lupine

Lupinus arcticus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 38, February 35, March 55, April 64, May 99, June 102, July 157, August 79, September 54, October 43, November 34, December 35.
Canada2,626
British Columbia2,368
United States2,091
Yukon1,287
Washington1,062
Alaska889
Northwest Territories150
Oregon98
Alberta56
Nunavut22

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genuslupines · Lupinus

Sources

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Practise Arctic Lupine with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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