Pediomelum argophyllum

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Pediomelum argophyllum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Pediomelum
Species:
P. argophyllum
Binomial name
Pediomelum argophyllum
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Lotodes argophyllum (Pursh) Kuntze (1891)
    • Psoralea argophylla Pursh (1813)
    • Psoralea argophylla var. decumbens A.Gray (1860)
    • Psoralea argophylla var. robustior Bates (1914)
    • Psoralea collina Rydb. (1895)
    • Psoralea incana Nutt. (1818)
    • Psoralidium argophyllum (Pursh) Rydb. (1919)
    • Psoralidium collinum (Rydb.) Rydb. (1919)

Pediomelum argophyllum, synonym Psoralea argophylla, (common name silverleaf Indian breadroot) is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. [2] [3] The species is native to the central United States, as well as the three Canadian prairie provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Pediomelum argophyllum grows naturally as a forb, and it grows perennially. [4]

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References

  1. NatureServe (2024). "Pediomelum argophyllum". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J.W.Grimes". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  3. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  4. Grimes, J. "Pediomelum argophyllum". USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services. Retrieved 20 February 2016.