Boreal Sweet-vetch

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Hedysarum boreale

Boreal Sweet-vetch, a reference photo
Photo: Ethan Sahagun · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Hedysarum boreale is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, or legume family, and is known by the common names Utah sweetvetch, boreal sweet-vetch, northern sweetvetch, and plains sweet-broom. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in northern and western regions of Canada and the United States. The ssp. mackenzii can even be found in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Boreal Sweet-vetch being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Species
Hedysarum boreale

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