Pediomelum argophyllum

Pediomelum argophyllum
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Pediomelum
Species:	P. argophyllum
Binomial name
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J.W.Grimes
Synonyms[2]
List Lotodes argophyllum (Pursh) Kuntze (1891) Psoralea argophylla Pursh (1813) Psoralea argophylla var. decumbens A.Gray (1860) Psoralea argophylla var. robustior Bates (1914) Psoralea collina Rydb. (1895) Psoralea incana Nutt. (1818) Psoralidium argophyllum (Pursh) Rydb. (1919) Psoralidium collinum (Rydb.) Rydb. (1919)

Pediomelum argophyllum, synonym Psoralea argophylla, (common name silverleaf Indian breadroot) is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae.^[2][3] The species is native to the central United States, as well as the three Canadian prairie provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Pediomelum argophyllum grows naturally as a forb, and it grows perennially.^[4]

References

1. NatureServe (2024). "Pediomelum argophyllum". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
2. "Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J.W.Grimes". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
3. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
4. Grimes, J. "Pediomelum argophyllum". USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services. Retrieved 20 February 2016.