Pediomelum cuspidatum (Pursh) Rydb.

Largebract indian breadroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Pediomelum

Characteristics

Much branched, thinly strigose, 3–6 dm from a tuberous-thickened root; petioles mostly 2–3 cm; lfls commonly 5, narrowly obovate or oblong-obovate, 2–4 cm; spikes dense, 2–6 cm; fls blue, 15–20 mm, sessile or nearly so; cal gibbous, densely glandular, otherwise glabrous or sparsely hirsute, the tube 5–6 mm, the lowest lobe much the longest, lanceolate, 8–10 mm; fr glandular, short-beaked. Prairies and plains; Minn. to Mont., s. to Ark. and Tex. June. (Psoralea c.)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry plains and calcareous hills. Clayey, rocky or sandy prairies in Texas.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Unspecified (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Pediomelum cuspidatum world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:186564-2
WFO ID wfo-0000172309
COL ID 75XTK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Psoralea cuspidata Pediomelum cuspidatum Pediomelum caudatum Psoralea caudata Psoralea cryptocarpa Psoralea macrorhiza Lotodes cuspidatum Psoralea roemeriana Pediomelum parksii