Fabaceae Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
Breadroot Scurfpea
Omaha - Food, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 92
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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: Omaha
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Peeled roots eaten fresh and uncooked or cooked.
RECRD: 31447 id: 25744