Pediomelum
| Pediomelum | |
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| Pediomelum subacaule | |
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Tribe: | Psoraleeae
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| Genus: | Pediomelum |
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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:
- - silverleaf Indian breadroot
- - aromatic Indian breadroot
- Pediomelum californicum - California Indian breadroot
- - buckroot
- Pediomelum castoreum - beaver Indian breadroot
- Pediomelum cuspidatum - largebract Indian breadroot
- - turniproot
- Pediomelum digitatum - palmleaf Indian breadroot
- Pediomelum esculentum - large Indian breadroot
- - Rydberg's Indian breadroot
- Pediomelum hypogaeum - subterranean Indian breadroot
- - Texas Plains Indian breadroot
- - narrowleaf Indian breadroot
- - intermountain Indian breadroot
- - skunktop
- - Paria River Indian breadroot
- - small Indian breadroot
- - rock Indian breadroot
- - gulf Indian breadroot
- Pediomelum subacaule - Nashville breadroot
- - see under other name Psoralidium tenuiflorum
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- Psoraleeae
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