| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hedysarum boreale Nutt. trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 110 (1818) |
| Native Range | w. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2400m |
| 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 | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Hedysarum boreale f. album B.Boivin Hedysarum boreale var. cinerascens (Rydb.) Rollins Hedysarum boreale var. gremiale (Rollins) Northstrom & S.L.Welsh Hedysarum boreale var. obovatum Rollins Hedysarum boreale var. pabulare (A.Nelson) Dorn Hedysarum boreale var. rivulare (L.G.Williams) Northstrom Hedysarum boreale var. typicum Rollins Hedysarum boreale var. utahense (Rydb.) Rollins Hedysarum carnosulum Greene Hedysarum cinerascens Rydb. Hedysarum gremiale Rollins Hedysarum mackenziei var. fraseri B.Boivin Hedysarum mackenziei var. pabulare (A.Nelson) Kearney & Peebles Hedysarum pabulare A.Nelson Hedysarum pabulare var. rivulare L.O.Williams Hedysarum roezlianum Prantl Hedysarum utahense Rydb. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NDA North Dakota, OKL Oklahoma) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |