Pediomelum subacaule
(Torr. & A. Gray) Rydb.
White rim scurfpea, Nashville breadroot
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Summary
Source: WikipediaPediomelum subacaule is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Nashville breadroot and whiterim scurfpea. It is native to a small area of Eastern North America, only being found in limestone cedar glades of the Interior Low Plateau and Ridge and Valley ecoregions of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. This species is a geophyte, and is well adapted to the desert-like conditions of flat limestone glades. The plants flower in April and set seed in May, then quickly die back in summer, beginning new growth when the cool temperatures of fall set in. This life cycle is in harmony with the availability of water in the harsh cedar glade environment, which is often saturated with water in the winter and spring but extremely hot and dry during the summer.
Description
A bean family herb. It has a tuberous root. This can be 5-10 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. The stems in 5-20 cm tall.
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Edible Uses
The root can be eaten raw or dried and ground into flour and used in soups.
Traditional Uses
The root can be eaten raw or dried and ground into flour and used in soups.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in dry limestone areas.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Glade potato, White rim Indian breadroot
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 Psoralea subacaulis)
- Ferns, Temperate Plants
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 534 (As Psoralea subacaulis)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 64
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/ (Previously as Psoralea subacaulis)
