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Pediomelum esculentum

(Pursh) Rydb.

Large Indian Breadroot

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138611

Element CodePDFAB5L0B0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusPediomelum

Synonyms

Psoralea esculentaPursh

Other Common Names

large Indian breadroot (EN) Large Indian-breadroot (EN) Pomme de prairie (FR) Prairie Turnip (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1986-04-08

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S4	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes
Oklahoma	S3	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S2	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	S2	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
Kansas	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (10)

Montana (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Holter	Helena National Forest	1,965
Tenderfoot - Deep Creek	Lewis and Clark National Forest	85,614

North Dakota (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
Collar / Bennett - Cottonwood	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	19,697
Long X Divide	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	10,099
Ponderosa Pine	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	7,471
Tracy Mountain	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	9,756
Wannagan	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	6,026

Wyoming (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cloud Peak Contiguous	Bighorn National Forest	113,757
Laramie Peak	Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest	28,608
Walker Prairie	Bighorn National Forest	62,434

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.