Hedysarum americanum (Michaux ex Pursh) Britton

Hedysarum americanum (Michaux ex Pursh) Britton is an accepted species name sensu Elven, 2007+.

Vernacular names

• sainfoin alpin Marie-Victorin, 1995
• sainfoin Louis-Marie, 1953

• alpine hedysarum Hinds, 2000
• American hedysarum Harms, 2006
• American sweet-vetch Harms, 2006

Synonyms

• Astragalus mistassinicus J. Rousseau
• Hedysarum alpinum Linnaeus subsp. alpinum TROPICOS
• Hedysarum alpinum subsp. americanum (Michaux ex Pursh) B. Fedtschenko FNA Ed. Comm., 2023a
• Hedysarum alpinum subsp. philoscia (A. Nelson) Á. Löve & D. Löve FNA Ed. Comm., 2023a
• Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum Michaux ex Pursh FNA Ed. Comm., 2023a
• Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia (A. Nelson) Rollins FNA Ed. Comm., 2023a
• Hedysarum philoscia A. Nelson FNA Ed. Comm., 2023a
• Hedysarum truncatum Eastwood FNA Ed. Comm., 2023a

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae
Subfamily	Papilionoideae
Tribe	Hedysareae
Genus	Hedysarum
Species	Hedysarum americanum

Habit

Herb