Hedysarum hedysaroides

Common names: Creeping-rooted Hedysarum

Genus: Hedysarum

Species: Hedysarum obscurum

Class: Diadelphia

Order: Decandria

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Hedysarum

Modern Species: Hedysarum hedysaroides

Modern Family: Leguminosae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: red-violet, occasionally white

Season: summer

Native Region: SC Europe, Artic Russia, N & C Urals

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum