Hedysarum hedysaroides, common name alpine sainfoin, is a perennial herb belonging to the family Fabaceae.
Description Hedysarum hedysaroides grows to 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.Luirig Altervista
Distribution This species can be found in Central and Southern Europe, in Finland, Russia, Ukraine and Western North America.Euro+Med PlantBase - The information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. It occurs in alpine meadows at an elevation of above sea level.
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
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