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Hedysarum occidentale
Hedysarum occidentale Greene
Western Sweet-vetch, Western Sweetvetch
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: HEOC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Bunched stems with papery brown sheaths at base, pinnately compound leaves, and deep pink or pinkish-purple spires of nodding pea flowers in dense racemes.
In the West only four species of Hedysarum represent this northern genus of about 100 species.
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Bloom Information
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , SepDistribution
USA: CO , ID , MT , UT , WA , WYCanada: BC
Native Distribution: Washington east to Montana and south to Colorado.
Native Habitat: Meadows and open forests at high elevations.
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesSpecial Value to Bumble Bees
This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Hedysarum occidentale in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Hedysarum occidentale in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hedysarum occidentale
Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff