Hedysarum hedysaroides
Alpine French Honeysuckle, Alpine Sainfoin Sweetvetch
Also known as: Astragalus hedysaroides L. +3 more
- Astragalus hedysaroides L.
- Hedysarum armenium Boiss., 1860
- Hedysarum obscurum subsp. elongatum Beck
- Hedysarum silicii Lakela
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Hedysarum hedysaroides (commonly known as alpine French-honeysuckle or Alpine sainfoin sweetvetch) is a herbaceous perennial within the Fabaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. 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, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Austria, Buryatiya, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, North European Russia, Poland, Romania, Sakhalin, Switzerland, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Ukraine
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms