Pediomelum cuspidatum
(Large-bract Indian Breadroot)
Pediomelum cuspidatum, Rocky Ledges Loop, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 4033
Pediomelum cuspidatum, Rocky Ledges Loop, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 4030
Pediomelum cuspidatum, Rocky Ledges Loop, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 4009
Pediomelum cuspidatum, Rocky Ledges Loop, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 4026
| Scientific Name | Pediomelum cuspidatum (Psoralea cuspidata) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PECU3 |
| Common Name | Large-bract Indian Breadroot, Tall-bread Scurf-pea | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 504174 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, rocky or sandy, calcareous soils on prairies, gravelly hilltops and slopes, and stream valleys. Plant: Usually prostrate to ascending, rarely erect, perennial; stems 12 to 24 inches long, branched above, slightly hairy or smooth. Leaves: Alternate, palmately compound with 3 to 5 leaflets, elliptic or obovate, 1 to 2 inches long, 1/4 to 1/2-inch wide; hairless, gland-dotted upper surface, pubescent hairs below. Lower stipules 1/2-inch long and 1/4-inch wide, upper much narrower. Inflorescence: Dense racemes 1-1/2 to 3-1/2 inches long of small pea-like flowers 1/2 to 3/4-inch long on short peduncles, blue to purple; bell-shaped calyx less than 1/2-inch long with 5 sharply-pointed lobes, the lowest being longer than the rest, smooth or somewhat hairy. Bloom Period: May and June. Fruit: Pods less than 1/3-inch long, enclosed in enlarged calyx with small curved beak 2 mm long. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Montana Field Guide and Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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