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Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei

Hedysarum boreale Nutt. ssp. mackenziei (Richardson) S.L. Welsh

Northern Sweetvetch, Boreal Sweetvetch

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Synonym(s): Hedysarum boreale var. mackenziei, Hedysarum mackenziei

USDA Symbol: HEBOM

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: Up to about 15 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Red , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Rarely white.

Distribution

USA: AK , OR , WA
Canada: SK

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Special Value to Bumble Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 61 - Alaska Wildflowers (2020)
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hedysarum boreale ssp. mackenziei

Metadata

Record Modified: 2026-04-29
Research By: TWC Staff

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