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Pediomelum
''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: *''Pediomelum argophyllum'' - silverleaf Indian breadroot *''Pediomelum aromaticum'' - aromatic Indian breadroot *''Pediomelum californicum'' - California Indian breadroot *''Pediomelum canescens'' - buckroot *'' Pediomelum castoreum'' - beaver Indian breadroot *''Pediomelum cuspidatum'' - largebract Indian breadroot *''Pediomelum cyphocalyx'' - turniproot *''Pediomelum digitatum'' - palmleaf Indian breadroot *''Pediomelum esculentum'' - large Indian breadr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pediomelum Cuspidatum
''Pediomelum cuspidatum'' (also known as ''Psoralea cuspidata'') is a perennial herb also known as the buffalo pea, largebract Indian breadroot and the tall-bread scurf-pea. It is found on the black soil prairies in Texas. It has an inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphology (biology), Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of sperma ... on stems 18-40 centimeters long arising from a subterranean stem and deep carrot-shaped root that is 4–15 cm long. The long petioled leaves are palmately divided into 5 linear-elliptic leaflets that are 2-4 centimeters long. The flowers, borne in condensed spikes from the leaves, are light blue and pea-like. Cultivation and uses ''Pediomelum cuspidata'' emerges in late Spring, and sets few seeds, unlike its smaller, fecund cousin '' Pediomelum hypogaeum''. The species has edibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |