Pediomelum (esculentum)
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Carol and Jerry Baskin Professors University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0225 seedlings.uidaho.com |
| Family Scientific Name: | Fabaceae | ||
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| Family Common Name: | Pea family | ||
| Scientific Name: | Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. | ||
| Common Synonym: | Psoralea esculenta Pursh | ||
| Common Name: | Breadroot | ||
| Species Code: | PEDESC | ||
| General Distribution: | P. esculentum is found from Manitoba to Alberta south to Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri, Colorado, Montana and Wisconsin and Minnesota. it inhabits dry open hillsides and prairies. | ||
| Propagation Goal: | plants | ||
| Propagation Method: | seed | ||
| ProductType: | Container (plug) | ||
| Time To Grow: | 0 | ||
| Propagule Processing: | Seeds exhibit physical dormancy. | ||
| Pre-Planting Treatments: |
Seeds are scarified. Germination occurs at 24 C. Germination was greater in dark than light. |
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| References: |
Spessard, L. L. (1988). Seed-germination studies of Psoralea esculenta Pursh (indian turnip) and Psoralea argophylla Pursh (silver scurfpea). Trans. Nebraska Acad. Sci. 16, 123-126. Table 10.22 In: Baskin, C.J. and Baskin, J.M. Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography and Evolution in Dormancy and Germination, Academic Press, 1998. Chapter 10: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Temperate and Arctic Zones, pages 331 to 458. |
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Citation:
Baskin, Jerry M.; Baskin, Carol C.. 2002. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. plants University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/02). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.
