Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. trib. Hedysareae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 251 (1897) |
Native Range | nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1500-3000m |
Description | stems apically branched, stipules brown, memebranous, 10-15mm, flowers 20-200, 14-18mm long, pendent, pod with 1-4 segments, weakly irregularly reticulate |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | white, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Hedysarum albiflorum (Macoun) B.Fedtsch. Hedysarum boreale var. albiflorum Macoun Hedysarum boreale var. flavescens (J.M.Coult. & Fisher) B.Fedtsch. Hedysarum flavescens J.M.Coult. & Fisher |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) |