PLANTS Profile for Pediomelum castoreum (beaver Indian breadroot)

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PLANTS Profile

Pediomelum castoreum (S. Watson) Rydb.
beaver Indian breadroot

Symbol:

PECA24

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Pediomelum castoreum (S. Watson) Rydb.

Psoralea castorea

Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Pediomelum castoreum (S. Watson) Rydb.

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Synonyms:
Pediomelum castoreum (S. Watson) Rydb.

PSCA4

Psoralea castorea S. Watson

Distribution:
Pediomelum castoreum (S. Watson) Rydb.


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USA (AZ, CA, NV)

Related Taxa:
Pediomelum castoreum (S. Watson) Rydb.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 21 species in Pediomelum

Classification:
Pediomelum castoreum (S. Watson) Rydb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Pediomelum Rydb. – Indian breadroot
Species	Pediomelum castoreum (S. Watson) Rydb. – beaver Indian breadroot

More Accounts and Images:
Pediomelum castoreum (S. Watson) Rydb.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504173.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 12:59 AM CDT