Hedysarum occidentale Greene

Western sweetvetch (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hedysarum

Characteristics

A herb or shrub. The stems are erect. It grows 40-90 cm tall. The leaves are 8-15 cm long. The flower spikes have 20-75 red to purple flowers. The flowers hang down.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows at about 2,600 m above sea level. It suits USDA hardiness zone 4-8.
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Dry and often rocky soils of open areas, from the plains to about 2,600 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

The roots can be eaten raw or cooked. They have a licorice-like taste.
Uses -
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Hedysarum occidentale world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:118525-2
WFO ID wfo-0000184627
COL ID 3K34H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hedysarum occidentale Hedysarum marginatum Hedysarum uintahense Hedysarum lancifolium Hedysarum occidentale var. canone