Psoralea
Psoralea is a genus in the legume family.
It includes the subgenus Psoralea subg. Pediomelum Ockendon, also treated as genus Pediomelum.
Although most species are poisonous, the starchy roots of P. esculenta and P. hypogaea are edible. A few species form tumbleweeds.
Common names include tumble-weed, and white tumbleweed.Species
- Psoralea aculeata
- Psoralea adscendens
- Psoralea affinis
- Psoralea alata
- Psoralea arborea
- Psoralea archeri
- Psoralea argophylla
- Psoralea aromatica
- Psoralea asarina
- Psoralea australasica
- Psoralea axillaris
- Psoralea badocana
- Psoralea balsamica
- Psoralea bituminosa
- Psoralea californica
- Psoralea canescens
- Psoralea castorea
- Psoralea cataracta
- Psoralea cinerea
- Psoralea clementii
- Psoralea connixa
- Psoralea corylifolia
- Psoralea cuneata
- Psoralea cuspidata , syn. Pediomelum cuspidatum
- Psoralea cyphocalyx
- Psoralea diturnerae A. Bello, C.H. Stirt. & Muasya
- Psoralea esculenta
- Psoralea glandulosa
- Psoralea hypogaea , syn. Pediomelum hypogaeum
- Psoralea macrostachya
- Psoralea morisiana
- Psoralea pinnata L.
- Psoralea plicata
- Psoralea tenuiflora , syn. Pediomelum tenuiflorum , syn. ‘’Psoralidium tenuiflorum’’
- Psoralea vanberkela
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