Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Pediomelum rhombifolium
Pediomelum rhombifolium (Torr. & A. Gray) Rydb.
Gulf Indian Breadroot, Brown-flowered Psoralea, Round-leaf Scurf-pea
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
USDA Symbol: PERH2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Pediomelum rhombifolium
Brown Flowered Psoralea, Roundleaf Scurfpea
Fabaceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. Stoney roadside.
Description: Caulescent perennial, trailing vine from deep rootstock, to 1+ m long. Branching at crown. Leaves pinnately trifoliate, membranous, upper/lower surfaces similar. Spikes dense, short, capitate, 3-8 flowered. Corolla orange-brown.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Jun 27, 1993
Specimen number: 016
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0492
Accession Date: Aug 20, 1993
Accession Number: 38
Annotations: SCXXB [Ploralea rhombifolia]