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| 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 |
| Scientific Name | Pediomelum latestipulatum (Psoralea latestipulata) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PELA18 |
| Common Name | Breadroot, Texas Plains Indian Breadroot | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 504179 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | Wildflower Center Ref. | Click Here |
| Description |
Habitat: Rocky or sandy calcareous/limestone soils, ledges, hillsides. Plant: Short perennial 4 to 12 inches tall, somewhat hairy; turnip-shaped edible root. Leaves: Palmately-compound leaves on petioles 2-3/4 inches long with 5 to 7 leaflets, each about 1 to 1-1/2 inches long and 5/8-inch wide; oblong or somewhat oblanceolate, prominent central vein. Inflorescence: Dense, round cluster about 1-3/8 inches across of several small blue/purple pea-like flowers; banner broad and upright. Bloom Period: March to May. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilsvsgi, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native Endemic |
