SULPHER HEDYSARUM

Class: Hedysarum sulphurescens

Family: PEA FAMILY

Sub Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Yellow Loments

Colour: Pale yellow

Height: 30-60 cm (12-24")

Each Flower: 1.3-1.5 cm (1/2-5/8") long with prominent keel which is longer than the wings; calyx is 5-toothed, upper 2 teeth broader and shorter than lower 3

Leaves: Divided into 1.3 cm (1/2") opposite leaflets

Stems: Several stems from base, slightly hairy and branching into long flower-stems from leaf-axils

Blooming Period: June - August

Habitat: Open, wooded areas

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