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Pediomelum hypogaeum (Small Indian Breadroot)

Synonyms: Lotodes hypogaeum (homotypic); Psoralea hypogaea (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Pediomelum hypogaeum (also known as Psoralea hypogaea) is a perennial herb also known as the little Indian breadroot or subterranean Indian breadroot. It is found on the black soil prairies in Texas.
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Infraspecies

Pediomelum hypogaeum var. hypogaeum
Pediomelum hypogaeum var. scaposum (Attributes)
Pediomelum hypogaeum var. subulatum (Attributes)

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [1]  Although no specific mention of toxicity for this species has been found, at least some members of this genus contain furanocoumarins, these substances can cause photosensitivity in some people;
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Herb
Usage [1]  The plant is a good soil stabilizer in its natural environment;
Height [1]  3.937 inches (0.1 m)
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External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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