Hedysarum boreale Nutt.

Utah sweetvetch (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hedysarum

Characteristics

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has a taproot. The flowers are red coloured. The pods have ridges across them.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.4
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Calcareous gravels and rocky slopes; at elevations from 1,200 -2,400 metres..
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It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zone 3.
Light 7-8
Soil humidity 5-5
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

The young tender roots are eaten. They can be sliced and eaten raw or boiled, baked, fried or added to soups. They are also used for flavouring.
Uses forage medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 35
Germination temperacture (C°) 16 - 19
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Hedysarum boreale flower picture by Yang Chen (cc-by-sa)
Hedysarum boreale flower picture by Peter Nelson (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hedysarum boreale world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:497525-1
WFO ID wfo-0000184612
COL ID 6LGMW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Hedysarum boreale Hedysarum canescens Hedysarum boreale var. typicum Hedysarum boreale var. cinerascens Hedysarum mackenzii var. pabulare Hedysarum mackenzii var. fraseri Hedysarum mackenzii var. canescens Hedysarum boreale var. boreale

Lower taxons

Hedysarum boreale subsp. boreale Hedysarum boreale subsp. mackenziei Hedysarum boreale subsp. dasycarpum