Yellow sweet-vetch
Hedysarum sulphurescens
Family: Fabaceae
What it is like
A herb that keeps growing from year to year. The flowers are yellow or whitish.
Where it is found
It grows in dry to moist forests.
Countries/locations it is found in
Canada, North America
How it is used for food
The young roots are baked, boiled or roasted.
Edible parts
Roots
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Synonyms
Hedysarum albiflorum (Macoun) B. Fedtsch.; Hedysarum flavescens J. M. Coult. & Fisher; and others