Hedysarum hedysaroides explained

Hedysarum hedysaroides, common name alpine sainfoin, is a perennial herb belonging to the family Fabaceae.

Description

Hedysarum hedysaroides grows to 20- in height. It is a perennial plant, with straight or ascending stems and imparipinnate leaves, 1–3 cm long. Inflorescences bear from 15 to 30-35 purple-violet flowers in clusters. The flowering period extends from June to August.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species can be found in Central and Southern Europe, in Finland, Russia, Ukraine and Western North America.^[3] It occurs in alpine meadows at an elevation of 1600- above sea level.^[2]

Bibliography

• Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
• Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
• Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

Notes and References

1. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=hedysarum+hedysaroides Luirig Altervista
2. Web site: Acta Plantarum . 2014-09-27 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092541/http://www.actaplantarum.org/floraitaliae/viewtopic.php?t=1818 . dead .
3. http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetailOccurrence.asp?NameId=21399&PTRefFk=8500000 Euro+Med PlantBase - The information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.