species 5,467 observations
Alpine Sweet-vetch
Hedysarum alpinum
Field notes
Hedysarum alpinum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name alpine sweetvetch, bear root, or eskimo potato. It is called masu, mashu, masru or mazu in the Iñupiaq language, and as food aigak, meaning edible root. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. In North America it is widespread in Canada and the northernmost United States, including Alaska.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur, Labrador Sulphur, Hecla Sulphur, Christina Sulphur
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Black-and-gray Leafcutter Bee, Osmia longula
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Tricolored Bumble Bee, Frigid Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Goldenrod Crab Spider
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade Full shade
- Moisture
- Moist
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.