Nootka lupin – Lupinus nootkatensis
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Description
Nootka lupin is a perennial leguminous plant that grows about 0.5 to 1.2 metres tall. It reproduces effectively from seeds and thrives especially on roadsides and river embankments, and in gravel pits. In Finland, Nootka lupin is still quite rare.
Description text authors:
Translation: Luke 2023.
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Lupinus nootkatensis
Author
Donn ex Sims
Vernacular names
- alaskanlupiini (Finnish)
- sandlupin (Swedish)
- Nootka lupin (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.41164
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
Status in Finland
- TNV - alien, new, resident
- 3 - spreading in the wild; completely of cultivated origin
This species is invasive
| Establishment | Sporadic |
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Regulatory Status
Finland’s National Strategy on Invasive Alien Species (GR 2012) ? Government Decree on Managing the Risk Caused by Alien Species (704/2019, VN 912/2023) ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
- 2019 NA – Not Applicable
Expert
- Mikko Piirainen
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form