Fabaceae Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
Breadroot Scurfpea
Blackfoot - Drug, Toothache Remedy
Use documented by:
Johnston, Alex, 1987, Plants and the Blackfoot, Lethbridge, Alberta. Lethbridge Historical Society, page 41
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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: Toothache Remedy
Notes: Roots chewed by teething children.
RECRD: 60669 id: 25712