Peritoma arborea
(Nutt.) H. H. Iltis
Bladderpod
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Description
A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50-125 cm tall. The leaves have 3 equal leaflets. They are oval and pointed at the tip. The flowers are yellow. The fruit is a leathery capsule 4 cm long.
Edible Uses
The green pods are cooked and eaten. The seeds and flowers are also edible.
Traditional Uses
The green pods are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate or Mediterranean plant. It grows in the desert. It grows up to 1,300 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Notes
Also put in the family Cleomaceae.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Burrofat
References (5)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Isomeris arborea)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 78 (As Isomeris arborea)
- J. J. Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1:124. 1838 (As Isomeris arborea)
- Uphof, (As Isomeris arborea)
- USDA plants
