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PLANTS

Utah sweetvetch

Hedysarum boreale

Plants
ToxicNativeHerbPerennialRed flowers
Utah sweetvetch, photo 1 of 5
Utah sweetvetch, In flower
Utah sweetvetch, Flower buds
61 cmHeight

Toxic. Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 61 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests.

There are 8 observations of Utah sweetvetch in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Montréal3
  2. Nord-du-Québec2
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  4. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsMario Hains
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Alpine sweetvetchHedysarum alpinum
American vetchVicia americana
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia
FireweedChamaenerion angustifolium
Beach peaLathyrus japonicus
field milkvetchAstragalus agrestis
Boreal locoweedOxytropis borealis
TOXIC
AlfalfaMedicago sativa
Bird vetchVicia cracca
Alpine fireweedChamaenerion latifolium