Utah Sweetvetch

Hedysarum boreale Nutt.

Pea family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

24 inches

Flower Color

Red

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 5.2 – 8.0

Frost-Free Days 120 days

Precipitation 12 – 18 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Biston betularia cognataria, Coleophora accordella, Colias alexandra alexandra, Colias alexandra christina, Colias hecla, Glaucopsyche lygdamus, Lycaeides melissa, Platynota nigrocervina

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming
CAN: Newfoundland, Nunavut, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.