Alaskan Lupins (Lupinus nootkatensis) with buttercups and red campion above Husavik, north Iceland
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Alaskan Lupins (Lupinus nootkatensis) with buttercups and red campion above Husavik, north Iceland
Called Lupina in Icelandic, the Alaskan or Nootka Lupin is a nitrogen-fixing member of the pea family. It was introduced into Iceland to improve soil fertility and is very abundant, producing great swathes of purple across the countryside in July