| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hedysarum boreale Nutt. trib. Hedysareae |
| Synonyms | Hedysarum carnosulum Greene |
| Hedysarum cinerascens Rydb. | |
| Hedysarum gremiale Rollins | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | greyish setose, stipules subcoriacoues, raceme 5-50-flowered, compact or elongate, flowers 5-8mm, pod 5-7mm wide, segments 2-6, margins not winged |
| Size | 15-50cm |
| Color | pinkish violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia Russian Far East Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (Kansas , North Dakota , Oklahoma ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
boreale dasycarpum (Turcz.) D.F.Murray & Elven, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2(1): 441 (2008)
boreale mackenzieii (Richardson) S.L.Welsh, Great Basin Naturalist 28: 152 (1968)
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