genus
Breadroots and Scurfpeas
Pediomelum
Field notes
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- Slimflower Scurfpea native
- Silvery Scurfpea native
- Breadroot Scurf Pea native
- Largebract Indian Breadroot native
- Narrowleaf Indian Breadroot native
- Roundleaf Scurfpea present
- Nashville Breadroot native
- Texas Plains Indian Breadroot present
- Little Indian Breadroot present
- California Indian Breadroot native
- Buckroot native
- Intermountain Indian Breadroot native
- Palmleaf Indian Breadroot present
- Turniproot native
- Reverchon's Scurf-pea present
- Beaver Dam Scurfpea native
- Paria River Indian Breadroot native
- Skunktop native
- Aromatic Indian Breadroot native
- Verde Formation Breadroot
- Small Indian Breadroot
- Piedmont Breadroot
- Palmer's Breadroot
- Rydberg's Indian Breadroot
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native breadroots and scurfpeas All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Slimflower Scurfpea
Pediomelum tenuiflorum
caterpillars
2
bees
1
food
4
flowers
4
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Silvery Scurfpea
Pediomelum argophyllum
bees
1
flowers
2
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Breadroot Scurf Pea
Pediomelum esculentum
bees
1
flowers
1
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Largebract Indian Breadroot
Pediomelum cuspidatum
bees
1
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Nashville Breadroot
Pediomelum subacaule
flowers
1
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Buckroot
Pediomelum canescens
flowers
1
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Paria River Indian Breadroot
Pediomelum pariense
flowers
1
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Narrowleaf Indian Breadroot
Pediomelum linearifolium
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California Indian Breadroot
Pediomelum californicum
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Intermountain Indian Breadroot
Pediomelum megalanthum
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Turniproot
Pediomelum cyphocalyx
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Beaver Dam Scurfpea
Pediomelum castoreum
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Skunktop
Pediomelum mephiticum
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Aromatic Indian Breadroot
Pediomelum aromaticum