Fabaceae
Silverleaf Indian breadroot
Pediomelum argophyllum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Pediomelum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Silverleaf Indian breadroot
Synonyms
- Lotodes argophyllum (Pursh) Kuntze
- Psoralea argophylla Pursh
- Psoralea argophylla var. decumbens A.Gray
- Psoralea argophylla var. robustior Bates
- Psoralea collina Rydb.
- Psoralea incana Nutt.
- Psoralidium argophyllum (Pursh) Rydb.
- Psoralidium collinum (Rydb.) Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jasper Shide, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.