Arctic Lupine
Lupinus arcticus
Family: Pea/Fabaceae
Habitat: Dry slopes, fields and roadsides throughout most of Alaska.
Blooming Time: June and early July
Description: A perennial plant, 10-16” ((25-40cm) tall, with many large, full flower stalks. The distinctive palmate leaves consist of several oval, pointed leaflets and have long stems. The stout flower stalks look woolly in bud due to the hairy calyx lobes. The flowers are blue to dark-blue and very showy and have a pleasant aroma.
Lupines are very poisonous plants, especially the seeds DO NOT EAT
(Wildflowers Along the Alaska Highway – From Dawson Creek, BC to Delta Junction, AK and on to Fairbanks, AK – by Verna E. Pratt)
Family: Pea/Fabaceae
Habitat: Dry slopes, fields and roadsides throughout most of Alaska.
Blooming Time: June and early July
Description: A perennial plant, 10-16” ((25-40cm) tall, with many large, full flower stalks. The distinctive palmate leaves consist of several oval, pointed leaflets and have long stems. The stout flower stalks look woolly in bud due to the hairy calyx lobes. The flowers are blue to dark-blue and very showy and have a pleasant aroma.
Lupines are very poisonous plants, especially the seeds DO NOT EAT
(Wildflowers Along the Alaska Highway – From Dawson Creek, BC to Delta Junction, AK and on to Fairbanks, AK – by Verna E. Pratt)
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