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Lupinus arcticus

S. Wats.

Arctic Lupine

G5Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139223
Element CodePDFAB2B0G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusLupinus
Other Common Names
arctic lupine (EN) Lupin arctique (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Comprised of three subspecies (Kartesz 1999).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1999-12-18
Edition Date1987-09-07
Edition AuthorsKlein, J., 9/87; rev. B. MacBryde 2/2001.
Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 to >300
Rank Reasons
Lupinus arcticus (comprised of three subspecies) is frequent in arctic North America (mostly in Canada), ranging southward through British Columbia to Oregon.
Range Extent Comments
Alaska and Yukon, eastward beyond Mackenzie, S through British Columbia to Oregon.
Occurrences Comments
152+ EOs: 82 in Alaska, 70+ in Canada: NWT. (45), Yuk. (25), B.C. (?).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry and damp slopes, gravel bars, solifluction soil, road- sides, mountains.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
NunavutS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaS4Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Washington (8)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Long SwampOkanogan National Forest66,344
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
References (4)
  1. Douglas, G.W., G.B. Strayley, and D. Meidinger, eds. 1990. The vascular plants of British Columbia. Part 2. Dicotyledons (Diapensiaceae through Portulacaceae). Crown Publications Incorporated, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 158 pp.
  2. Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University; MLBM Press, Provo, Utah. 1007 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.