Hedysarum alpinum
Alpine Sweet Vetch, Alpine Sweetvetch
Other regional names: Sweet Broom
- Sweet Broom
Also known as: Banalia alpina (L.) Bubani +5 more
- Banalia alpina (L.) Bubani
- Echinolobium alpinum (L.) Desv.
- Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum
- Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum Michx.
- Hedysarum elongatum Basiner
- Hedysarum elongatum Fisch. ex Lodd.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, Hedysarum alpinum (commonly known as Alpine Sweet-vetch) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East European Russia, India, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, Newfoundland, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Pakistan, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Tibet, Tuva, Vermont, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms