Biology:Pediomelum californicum

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Short description: Species of legume

Pediomelum californicum
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P. californicum
Binomial name
Pediomelum californicum
(S.Watson) Rydb.
Synonyms

Psoralea californica

Pediomelum californicum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name California Indian breadroot. It is endemic to California , where it grows in the chaparral and woodlands of the coastal mountain ranges. It is a perennial herb with no stem or a short stem that is mostly underground, leaving the plant at ground level. The compound leaves are each made up of five to seven oval leaflets which may be nearly 3 centimetres (1 14 in) long. The inflorescence is a raceme of several blue or purple pealike flowers each about one centimetre (25 in) long. The fruit is a hairy oval beak-tipped legume pod up to one centimetre (25 in) long containing smooth kidney-shaped seeds.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10804433 entry