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Pediomelum argophyllum
Also called Silver Leaved Psorala, Silver Leaved Scurf Pea, Silverleaf Scurfpea, Silvery Scurfpea
Silverleaf Indian breadroot is a native perennial prairie wildflower (a forb) from the central US and Canadian prairies, grown for its silvery foliage and tolerance of dry, open conditions. It is a wild species rather than a common garden plant, so care is mostly based on its natural prairie habitat.
Pediomelum argophyllum, synonym Psoralea argophylla, (common name silverleaf Indian breadroot) is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the central United States, as well as the three Canadian prairie provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Pediomelum argophyllum grows naturally as a forb, and it grows perennially.
California Indian breadroot · Buckroot · Beaver Indian breadroot · Largebract Indian breadroot · Palmleaf Indian breadroot · Large Indian breadroot · Subterranean Indian breadroot · Whiterim scurfpea · Scrufy Psoralea · Indian breadroot
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pediomelum argophyllum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
