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Western Sweet-vetch

Hedysarum occidentale

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 22, February 19, March 22, April 29, May 36, June 28, July 93, August 47, September 22, October 20, November 18, December 20.
United States1,054
Washington281
Colorado257
Idaho184
Canada173
British Columbia173
Wyoming151
Utah66
Oregon24
New Mexico2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genussweetvetches · Hedysarum

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