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Pediomelum hypogaeum
Also called Little Indian Breadroot
A small native perennial legume of the Texas black-soil prairies, grown mainly by enthusiasts of native and edible plants. It needs full sun, deep well-drained soil and little summer water.
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.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pediomelum hypogaeum 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.
