Fabaceae FAMILY
Hedysarum hedysaroides
Hedysarum hedysaroides
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hedysarum hedysaroides is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a deep, somewhat thickened rootstock; it produces several erect or ascending stems 30 - 60cm long[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeS. and C. Europe - Germany to Spain east through Poland and northern Italy to Romania; W. Asia - Turkey, Caucasia, Ciscaucasia
HabitatGravel river bars, roadsides, rocky hills and meadows, at elevations from 1,200 - 2,500 metres in the Alps[ 172 Title Discovering Wild Plants - Alaska, W. Canada and the Northwest. Publication Author Schofield. J. J. Publisher Alaska Northwest Books; Alaska Year 2003 ISBN 0882403699 Description A nice guide to some useful plants in that area. , 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ]. Mountain meadows in upper part of the forest zone