Fabaceae Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
Breadroot Scurfpea
Blackfoot - Drug, Ear Medicine
Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 82
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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: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ear Medicine
Notes: Chewed root spittle used for earaches.
RECRD: 3871 id: 25702