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NORTHERN HEDYSARUM

Class: Hedysarum boreale
Family: PEA FAMILY
Sub Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae
Year: Perennial
Other Names: Sweet Vetch
Colour: Bright purple-red to whitish
Height: 20-60 cm (8"-2')
Each Flower: 18-20 mm (1") long; standard erect with sides curved backwards; keel longer than lateral wings either side of it; all petals faintly veined; calyx 6 mm (5/16") long; 5 lobes, narrow and pointed, upper 2 lobes shorter
Leaves: 9-13 leaflets, oblong-shaped or wider, no tendrils
Stems: Square, often reddish
Blooming Period: June - July
Habitat: Dry, shrubby slopes and woodland
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