[The Pea Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Alaska Carrot, Alpine Sweetvetch, Alpine Sweet-vetch, Indian Potato, Indian Sweet Potato, Sweet Broom

Hedysarum alpinum

Synonyms: Hedysarum alpinum ssp. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum, Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia, Hedysarum americanum, Hedysarum caucasicum, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Hedysarum philoscia, Hedysarum sibiricum, Hedysarum truncatum

Alaska Carrot, Alpine Sweetvetch, Alpine Sweet-vetch, Indian Potato, Indian Sweet Potato, Sweet Broom: Hedysarum alpinum (Synonyms: Hedysarum alpinum ssp. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum, Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia, Hedysarum americanum, Hedysarum caucasicum, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Hedysarum philoscia, Hedysarum sibiricum, Hedysarum truncatum)

A nice clump of eskimo potato beginning to bloom on the gravel banks of the Nenana River adjacent to the McKinley Chalet. Mount Healy is in the background. Photographed on June 15, 2012.

Flower of Alaska Carrot, Alpine Sweetvetch, Alpine Sweet-vetch, Indian Potato, Indian Sweet Potato, Sweet Broom: Hedysarum alpinum (Synonyms: Hedysarum alpinum ssp. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum, Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia, Hedysarum americanum, Hedysarum caucasicum, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Hedysarum philoscia, Hedysarum sibiricum, Hedysarum truncatum)

Close-ups of the flowers of eskimo potato as seen at Paxson, Alaska.....................August 21, 2006.

Pinnately compound leaf ofAlaska Carrot, Alpine Sweetvetch, Alpine Sweet-vetch, Indian Potato, Indian Sweet Potato, Sweet Broom: Hedysarum alpinum (Synonyms: Hedysarum alpinum ssp. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum, Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia, Hedysarum americanum, Hedysarum caucasicum, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Hedysarum philoscia, Hedysarum sibiricum, Hedysarum truncatum)

The pinnately compound leaf of eskimo potato as seen at Paxson, Alaska....................August 21, 2006.

Alaska Carrot, Alpine Sweetvetch, Alpine Sweet-vetch, Indian Potato, Indian Sweet Potato, Sweet Broom: Hedysarum alpinum (Synonyms: Hedysarum alpinum ssp. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum, Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia, Hedysarum americanum, Hedysarum caucasicum, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Hedysarum philoscia, Hedysarum sibiricum, Hedysarum truncatum)

The photo above shows a close-up of the fruits of eskimo potato. Note how the pods are constricted between each seed, and note also the pattern of netted veins on the surface of the pods. Photographed at Paxson, Alaska......................August 21, 2006.

Alaska Carrot, Alpine Sweetvetch, Alpine Sweet-vetch, Indian Potato, Indian Sweet Potato, Sweet Broom: Hedysarum alpinum (Synonyms: Hedysarum alpinum ssp. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum, Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia, Hedysarum americanum, Hedysarum caucasicum, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Hedysarum philoscia, Hedysarum sibiricum, Hedysarum truncatum)

Eskimo potatoas photographed on the grounds of the McKinley Chalet near the Denali National Park and Preserve entrance............June 14, 2012.

Eskimo Potato: Hedysarum alpinum - Inflorescence of Alpine Sweetvetch, Alpine Sweet-vetch, Indian Potato: Hedysarum alpinum (Synonyms: Hedysarum alpinum ssp. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum, Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia, Hedysarum americanum, Hedysarum caucasicum, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Hedysarum philoscia, Hedysarum sibiricum, Hedysarum truncatum)
Eskimo potato photographed at Grassy Pass, Denali National Park ............June 27, 2002.

Alpine Sweetvetch, Alpine Sweet-vetch, Indian Potato: Hedysarum alpinum (Synonyms: Hedysarum alpinum ssp. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum, Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia, Hedysarum americanum, Hedysarum caucasicum, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Hedysarum philoscia, Hedysarum sibiricum, Hedysarum truncatum)

Eskimo potato (going to seed) as seen at the entrance to Denali National Park....................August 22, 2006.

Flower of Alpine Sweetvetch, Alpine Sweet-vetch, Indian Potato: Hedysarum alpinum (Synonyms: Hedysarum alpinum ssp. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum, Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia, Hedysarum americanum, Hedysarum caucasicum, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Hedysarum philoscia, Hedysarum sibiricum, Hedysarum truncatum)

The flowers of eskimo potato. Note how the tip of the keel resembles the bow of a boat. Photographed at the entrance to Denali National Park..................August 22, 2006.

Seed pods of Alpine Sweetvetch, Alpine Sweet-vetch, Indian Potato: Hedysarum alpinum (Synonyms: Hedysarum alpinum ssp. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. alpinum, Hedysarum alpinum var. americanum, Hedysarum alpinum var. grandiflorum, Hedysarum alpinum var. philoscia, Hedysarum americanum, Hedysarum caucasicum, Hedysarum hedysaroides, Hedysarum philoscia, Hedysarum sibiricum, Hedysarum truncatum)

Another view of the pods of eskimo potato. Photographed at the entrance to Denali National Park..............August 22, 2006.

Paul Slichter