ARCTIC LUPINE

Class: Lupinus arcticus subsp. canadensis, latifolius

Family: PEA FAMILY

Sub Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Pale blue to pinkish-blue

Height: 30 cm-1.2 m (1-4')

Each Flower: 1.3-2 cm (1/2-3/4") long; standard curves backwards, edges almost meeting behind; wings almost completely enclose upcurved keel which encloses pistil and stamens; frequently front part of standard is white; calyx has 2 softly hairy, pointed cup-shaped lobes; each little flower-stem 7 mm (1/4") long

Leaves: Alternate at intervals up stem; stalks 5-7.5 cm (2-3") long, terminating in 7-9 pointed, elliptic, 5 cm (2") leaflets, flatly haired above and more so below, arranged like spokes of wheel; 2 pointed stipules where leaf-stalks join main stem

Stems: Woody, hollow, softly hairy, unbranched below

Blooming Period: June - August

Habitat: Moist alpine meadows and open wooded mountain slopes

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