Plants Profile for Pediomelum digitatum (palmleaf Indian breadroot)

General Information
Symbol:	PEDI9
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Fabaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 362. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
PEDIP	Pediomelum digitatum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Isely var. parvifolium (Shinners) Gandhi & L.E. Brown
PSDI	Psoralea digitata Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray
PSDIP	Psoralea digitata Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray var. parvifolia Shinners
PSDI4	Psoralidium digitatum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Rydb.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family
Genus	Pediomelum Rydb. – Indian breadroot
Species	Pediomelum digitatum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Isely – palmleaf Indian breadroot

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Arkansas Psoralea digitata var. parvifolia a scurf-pea Threatened

Wetland Status

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