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Pediomelum
Also called Scurf Pea, Indian Breadroots, Breadroot, Breadroots And Scurfpeas, Scurfpea
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.
Silverleaf Indian breadroot · California Indian breadroot · Buckroot · Beaver Indian breadroot · Largebract Indian breadroot · Palmleaf Indian breadroot · Large Indian breadroot · Subterranean Indian breadroot · Whiterim scurfpea · Scrufy Psoralea
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