Hedysarum hedysaroides

Short description: Species of legume

Hedysarum hedysaroides

Flowers of Hedysarum hedysaroides subsp. hedysaroides at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Fabales
Family:  | Fabaceae
Subfamily:  | Faboideae
Genus:  | Hedysarum
Species:  |

H. hedysaroides

Binomial name
Hedysarum hedysaroides

(L.) Schinz & Thell.

Synonyms[1]

* Astragalus hedysaroides L.
* Hedysarum obscurum L.

Hedysarum hedysaroides, common name alpine sainfoin, is a perennial herb belonging to the family Fabaceae.

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 Bibliography
* 4 References

## Description

Hedysarum hedysaroides grows to 20–60 centimetres (7.9–23.6 in) in height. It is a perennial plant, with straight or ascending stems and imparipinnate leaves, 1–3 cm long. Inflorescences bear from 15 to 30-35 purple-violet flowers in clusters. The flowering period extends from June to August.[2][3]

## Distribution

This species can be found in Central and Southern Europe, in Finland, Russia, Ukraine and Western North America.[4] It occurs in alpine meadows at an elevation of 1,600–2,500 metres (5,200–8,200 ft) above sea level.[3]

## Bibliography

* Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
* Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
* Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

## References

1. ↑ Biolib
2. ↑ Luirig Altervista
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Acta Plantarum
4. ↑ Euro+Med PlantBase - The information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Wikidata ☰ Q149869 entry

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