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Pediomelum (Indian breadroot)

Synonyms: Pediomellum; Psoralidium

Wikipedia Abstract

Pediomelum is a genus of legumes known as Indian breadroots. These are glandular perennial plants with palmately-arranged leaves. They have a main erect stem with inflorescences of blue or purple flowers and produce hairy legume pods containing beanlike seeds. Some species have woody roots while others have starchy tuber-like roots which can be eaten like tuber vegetables such as potatoes or made into flour. Indian breadroots are native to North America. Many species have synonymy with genus Psoralea. Selected species: Pediomelium tenuiflorum see under old name Psoralidium tenuiflorum
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Species

Pediomelum argophyllum (Silverleaf Scurf Pea) (Attributes)
Pediomelum aromaticum (aromatic Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum barnebyi
Pediomelum californicum (California Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum canescens (Buckroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum castoreum (beaver Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum cuspidatum (Indian Breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum cyphocalyx (turniproot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum digitatum (palmleaf Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum esculentum (Breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum humile (Rydberg's Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum hypogaeum (Small Indian Breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum latestipulatum (Texas Plains Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum linearifolium (narrowleaf Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum megalanthum (Intermountain Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum mephiticum (skunktop) (Attributes)
Pediomelum palmeri
Pediomelum pariense (Paria River Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum pentaphyllum (small Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum piedmontanum
Pediomelum reverchonii (Reverchon's Scurf-pea)
Pediomelum rhombifolium (Gulf Indian breadroot) (Attributes)
Pediomelum subacaule (whiterim scurfpea) (Attributes)
Pediomelum tenuiflorum (Slender Scurfy Pea) (Attributes)
Pediomelum verdiense

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0