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Hedysarum hedysaroides

Hedysarum hedysaroides
Flowers of Hedysarum hedysaroides subsp. hedysaroides at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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. ^ a b "Acta Plantarum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
  4. ^ Euro+Med PlantBase - The information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.


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