Hedysarum scoparium
Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Sweetvetch
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Description
A temperate shrub in the Fabaceae family growing 1-3 m tall with wide-spreading roots reaching up to 10 m. It is drought-resistant and can tolerate arid, semi-arid, and desert conditions with high temperatures.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It is drought resistant. It can grow in arid and semi-arid regions. It can tolerate high temperatures. It can grow in desert.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Mongolia,
Cultivation
Seeds germinate better with cold treatment.
Synonyms
Corethrodendron scoparium (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) Basiner & FHedysarum arbuscula Maxim.Hedysarum scoparium var. arbuscula (Maxim.) Yakovlevand others
References (3)
- "Chinese Nutrition Journal", 2002, Vol 23(8) p 298
- Enum. pl. nov. 1:87. 1841
- Urgamal, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Nyambayar, D. & Dulamsuren, Ch. 2014. Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia. (Editors: Sanchir, Ch. & Jamsran, Ts.). Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. “Admon“ Press. 334pp. (p. 121-143).
