Hedysarum alpinum

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Alpine Sweet-vetch

G5Secure Found in 23 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS4Yes
OntarioS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
NunavutS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
LabradorS2Yes
New BrunswickS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganS1Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
WyomingS3Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MaineS3Yes
VermontS1Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (23)
Alaska (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Stump CreekCaribou National Forest355
Wyoming (14)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Gannett Hills - Spring CreekBridger-Teton National Forest45,462
Grayback RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest295,113
Gros Ventre MountainsBridger-Teton National Forest106,418
Lake Alice - Commissary RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest166,707
Monument RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest17,720
PalisadesTarghee National Forest1,121
Phillips RidgeBridger-Teton National Forest10,108
Rock CreekBighorn National Forest48,657
Salt River RangeBridger-Teton National Forest235,661
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
References (5)
  1. 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).
  2. Elven, R. 2020. Annotated checklist of the Panarctic Flora (PAF): Vascular plants. Online. Available: http://nhm2.uio.no/paf/. Accessed 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. 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).
  5. 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.