Fabaceae FAMILY
Hedysarum arcticum
Hedysarum arcticum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hedysarum arcticum is a herbaceous perennial plant producing several sub-erect to ascending stems 20 - 35cm tall from a thick, deep rootstock[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - northern Russia; northern Asia - Siberia, Mongolia
HabitatMountain tundra of the Arctic, growing in rocks, pebbles, rarely sands[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].