Hedysarum boreale
Boreal Hedysarum, Northern Hedysarum
Other regional names: Northern Sweet Vetch +3 more
- Northern Sweet Vetch
- Northern Sweetvetch
- Utah Sweet Vetch
- Utah Sweetvetch
Also known as: Hedysarum boreale var. boreale +4 more
- Hedysarum boreale var. boreale
- Hedysarum boreale var. typicum Rollins
- Hedysarum canescens Torr. & A.Gray
- Hedysarum mackenzii var. canescens (Torr. & A.Gray) B.Fedtsch.
- Hedysarum mackenzii var. fraseri B.Boivin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Hedysarum boreale (commonly known as Boreal Hedysarum or Northern Hedysarum) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Fabaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Hedysarum genus, encompassing over 200 species globally. 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, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Magadan, Manitoba, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Yukon
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