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Lupinus kuschei
Also called Kusche's Lupine
Lupinus kuschei, the Yukon lupine, is a species of flowering plant from the order Fabales which can be found in Alaska and Western Canada.
It can be found in the Conifer Forest and Sand dune habitat. Appears to prefer sandy and gravelly soil. Also found in sand bars of glacial rivers, river terraces, and sandy alluvium. It's often in mesic to dry, sandy, gravelly, or rocky openings, alpine fields, and on roadsides. Some associated species include, Dryas drummondii, Hedysarum mackenzii, Epilobium latifolium, Oxytropis campestris, Oxytropis deflexa, Pinus contorta, Arctostaphylos species, Shepherdia canadensis, Calamagrostis purpurascens, Festuca rubra, Solidago decumbens, Populus balsamifera, and Salix species.
Drew's silky lupine · Fleshy lupine · Lupinus albert-smithianus · Sicklekeel lupine · Silver lupine · White Lupin · Lupinus alopecuroides · Lupinus amandus · Lupinus anatolicus · Anderson's lupine · Narrowflower lupine · Narrowleaf lupine
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
