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Hedysarum L.
sweetvetch
       
Symbol:   HEDYS  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Fabaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



 
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Hedysarum L.

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Distribution:
Hedysarum L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CO, ID, ME, MI, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Hedysarum L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Hedysarum alpinum L.. .
Hedysarum alpinum
alpine sweetvetch
Distribution of Hedysarum arcticum B. Fedtsch.. .
Hedysarum arcticum
Distribution of Hedysarum biebersteinii Chrtkova. .
Hedysarum biebersteinii
Distribution of Hedysarum boreale Nutt.. . Image Available.
Hedysarum boreale
Utah sweetvetch
Distribution of Hedysarum candidum M. Bieb.. .
Hedysarum candidum
Distribution of Hedysarum coronarium L.. .
Hedysarum coronarium
sulla
Distribution of Hedysarum cyprium Boiss.. .
Hedysarum cyprium
Distribution of Hedysarum flexuosum L.. .
Hedysarum flexuosum
Distribution of Hedysarum fruticosum Pall.. .
Hedysarum fruticosum
Distribution of Hedysarum humile L.. .
Hedysarum humile
Distribution of Hedysarum mongolicum Turcz.. .
Hedysarum mongolicum
sweetvetch
Distribution of Hedysarum multijugum Maxim.. .
Hedysarum multijugum
Distribution of Hedysarum occidentale Greene. .
Hedysarum occidentale
western sweetvetch
Distribution of Hedysarum scoparium Fisch. & C.A. Mey.. .
Hedysarum scoparium
sweetvetch
Distribution of Hedysarum spinosissimum L.. .
Hedysarum spinosissimum
Distribution of Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb.. .
Hedysarum sulphurescens
white sweetvetch
Distribution of Hedysarum tauricum Pall. ex Willd.. .
Hedysarum tauricum
Distribution of Hedysarum varium Willd.. .
Hedysarum varium
Distribution of Hedysarum vicioides Turcz.. .
Hedysarum vicioides
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Hedysarum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Hedysarum L. – sweetvetch
 

More Accounts and Images:
Hedysarum L.

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26722.
 
 
Time Generated: 10/16/2008 09:39 AM MDT  
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