Arctic lupines are native to northwestern North America.
Identification: Plants are 8-24″ (20-60 cm) tall. Palmlike leaves
are bright green and smooth on top, and hairy below. The 5-9 individual leaflets in each cluster are 1-3″ (2.5-7.6 cm) long,
and up to ¼″ (6.3 mm) wide, usually with rounded tips. Flowers grow on a spike 6-12″ (15-30 cm) long and
1-2″ (2.5-5 cm) around. They are a rich dark blue or violet, or, sometimes, white. Fruits look a lot like pea pods (they are related),
right down to the "peas" inside. But don't eat them: they're poisonous.
Edibility: Poisonous. Seeds are poisonous in significant
quantities. Respiratory depression and bradycardia (slowed heartbeat) are among the symptoms.