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Hedysarum alpinum

Alpine Sweet-vetch

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158767

Element CodePDFAB1Z010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusHedysarum

Synonyms

Hedysarum americanum(Michx.) Britt.

Other Common Names

alpine sweetvetch (EN) Alpine Sweetvetch (EN) Sainfoin alpin (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (2023, vol. 11) recognizes Hedysarum alpinum, and infraspecific taxa, as recognized by Kartesz (1994), are not accepted. In contrast, Hedysarum americanum is the accepted name in Ickert-Bond et al. (2019), Elven (2020), and VASCAN (2022).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1984-05-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	S4	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S5	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Nunavut	S4	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Labrador	S2	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Michigan	S1	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Montana	S3	Yes
Wyoming	S3	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes
Maine	S3	Yes
Vermont	S1	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (23)

Alaska (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bering Lake	Chugach National Forest	965,076
College Fiord	Chugach National Forest	1,130,818
Copper River Wetlands	Chugach National Forest	85,972
Fidalgo-Gravina	Chugach National Forest	257,968
Resurrection	Chugach National Forest	224,615
Sheridan Glacier	Chugach National Forest	224,683
Yakutat Forelands	Tongass National Forest	323,648

Idaho (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Palisades	Caribou-Targhee National Forest	122,002

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Stump Creek	Caribou National Forest	355

Wyoming (14)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cloud Peak Contiguous	Bighorn National Forest	113,757
Gannett Hills - Spring Creek	Bridger-Teton National Forest	45,462
Grayback Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	295,113
Gros Ventre Mountains	Bridger-Teton National Forest	106,418
Lake Alice - Commissary Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	166,707
Monument Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	17,720
Palisades	Targhee National Forest	1,121
Phillips Ridge	Bridger-Teton National Forest	10,108
Rock Creek	Bighorn National Forest	48,657
Salt River Range	Bridger-Teton National Forest	235,661
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre River	Bridger-Teton National Forest	166,097
West Slope Tetons	Targhee National Forest	47,448
West Slope Winds	Bridger-Teton National Forest	143,252
Wilderness Study Area	Targhee National Forest	51,961

References (5)

Brouillet, L., F. Coursol, S.J. Meades, M. Favreau, M. Anions, P. Bélisle, and P. Desmet. 2022. VASCAN, the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada. Online. Available: http://data.canadensys.net/vascan/ (Accessed 2022).
Elven, R. 2020. Annotated checklist of the Panarctic Flora (PAF): Vascular plants. Online. Available: http://nhm2.uio.no/paf/. Accessed 2020.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
Ickert-Bond, S.M., B. Bennett, M.L. Carlson, J. DeLapp, J.R. Fulkerson, C.L. Parker, T.W. Nawrocki, M.C. Stensvold, and C.O. Webb (eds.). 2019. Flora of Alaska. Flora of Alaska Project. University of Alaska. Online. Available: https://floraofalaska.org (accessed 2022).
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.