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Hedysarum boreale

  • Perennial
Home Perennial Hedysarum boreale

Calcareous gravels and rocky slopes.

Family: Fabaceae
Height: 0.1 m / 1 ft
Sun
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 0 of 5
Other Uses: 3 of 5

Native Habitat

Sweet Vetch, Utah sweetvetch, Northern sweetvetch Hedysarum boreale native habitat is Calcareous gravels and rocky slopes.

Edible Uses

Young tender roots - raw or cooked. Sliced and eaten raw, boiled, baked or added to soups. A sweet carrot or liquorice-like flavour.

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