Fabaceae Pediomelum cuspidatum (Pursh) Rydb.
Largebract Indian Breadroot
Lakota - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 47
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Pediomelum cuspidatum (Pursh) Rydb.
Scientific name: Pediomelum cuspidatum (Pursh) Rydb.
USDA symbol: PECU3 (
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Common names: Largebract Indian Breadroot
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Used as a medicine.
RECRD: 4890 id: 25700