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Alpine Sweetvetch (Hedysarum Alpinum)

Hedysarum Alpinum, or more commonly know as Alpine Sweetvetch, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with green foliage and purple flowers of the genus Hedysarum. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 2 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It’s active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during early summer and is intolerant of shade. Hedysarum Alpinum or Alpine Sweetvetch‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, Maine, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming.

Alpine Sweetvetch (Hedysarum Alpinum) Native Growing Regions

Native States for Alpine Sweetvetch (Hedysarum Alpinum)
Alaska, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming

Alpine Sweetvetch (Hedysarum Alpinum) Information

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Hedysarum
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Order: Fabales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) AK (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: ME (SC) MI (E)
  • State T/E Common Name: ME (alpine sweet-broom) MI (alpine sainfoin)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU FAC-
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FAC-) 4(FACU) 5(NI) 8(NI) 9(FACU) A(FACU)
  • Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
  • After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Rapid
  • Allelopath: No
  • Bloat: Low
  • C:N Ratio: Medium
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: Yes
  • Fire Resistance: No
  • Flower Color: Purple
  • Flower Conspicuous: Yes
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
  • Foliage Porosity Winter: Dense
  • Foliage Texture: Fine
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
  • Growth Form: Rhizomatous
  • Growth Rate: Rapid
  • Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 3
  • Height Mature (feet): 2
  • Leaf Retention: No
  • Lifespan: Short
  • Low Growing Grass: Yes
  • Nitrogen Fixation: Low
  • Resprout Ability: Yes
  • Shape and Orientation: Erect
  • Toxicity: None
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
  • Anaerobic Tolerance: Low
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
  • Cold Stratification Required: Yes
  • Drought Tolerance: Low
  • Fertility Requirement: Low
  • Fire Tolerance: Medium
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 120
  • Hedge Tolerance: High
  • Moisture Use: Medium
  • pH (Minimum): 6
  • pH (Maximum): 8
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 5120
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 20000
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 28
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 80
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 12
  • Salinity Tolerance: None
  • Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
  • Bloom Period: Early Summer
  • Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
  • Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
  • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
  • Propagated by Bare Root: No
  • Propagated by Bulbs: No
  • Propagated by Container: Yes
  • Propagated by Corms: No
  • Propagated by Cuttings: No
  • Propagated by Seed: Yes
  • Propagated by Sod: Yes
  • Propagated by Sprigs: No
  • Propagated by Tubers: No
  • Seed per Pound: 70000
  • Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
  • Small Grain: No
  • Vegetative Spread Rate: Moderate

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