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Psoralea

Psoralea
Psoralea pinnata Cape Town 5.JPG
P. pinnata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Psoraleeae
Genus: Psoralea
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Species

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Synonyms
  • Aspalathium Medik.
  • Hallia Thunb. 1799
  • Lotodes Kuntze 1891 pro parte

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Psoralea is a genus in the legume family (Fabaceae). Although most species are poisonous, the starchy roots of P. esculenta (breadroot, tipsin, or prairie turnip) and P. hypogaea are edible. A few species form tumbleweeds.

Common names include tumble-weed (P lanceolata), and white tumbleweed.

Ref: ILDIS Version 6.05



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