Fabaceae
Largebract Indian breadroot
Pediomelum cuspidatum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Pediomelum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Largebract Indian breadroot
Synonyms
- Lotodes cuspidatum (Pursh) Kuntze
- Pediomelum caudatum Rydb.
- Pediomelum parksii Tharp & F.A.Barkley
- Psoralea caudata (Rydb.) Cory
- Psoralea cryptocarpa Torr. & A.Gray
- Psoralea cuspidata Pursh
- Psoralea macrorhiza Fras.
- Psoralea macrorhiza Fraser ex Pursh
- Psoralea roemeriana Scheele
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: NoodleToo at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.