Fabaceae Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
Breadroot Scurfpea
Cheyenne - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 29
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Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
Scientific name: Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
USDA symbol: PEES (
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Common names: Breadroot Scurfpea
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Plant used as an ingredient for medicinal mixtures.
RECRD: 92792 id: 25719