Index / Search / Pediomelum argophyllum
§1 Plant
Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes
vernacular silverleaf Indian breadroot — species · Fabaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Pediomelum
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 381 counties across 15 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 381 counties across 15 states/territories.
Colorado view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Adair 19001
- Audubon 19009
- Cherokee 19035
- Dickinson 19059
- Emmet 19063
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Harrison 19085
- Ida 19093
- Jackson 19097
- Lyon 19119
- Mills 19129
- Monona 19133
- O'Brien 19141
- Osceola 19143
- Palo Alto 19147
- Plymouth 19149
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Poweshiek 19157
- Shelby 19165
- Sioux 19167
- Union 19175
- Washington 19183
- Webster 19187
Kansas view state ↗ 63 N ▾
- Barber 20007
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Cheyenne 20023
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Comanche 20033
- Cowley 20035
- Decatur 20039
- Dickinson 20041
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Gove 20063
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Greeley 20071
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kiowa 20097
- Lincoln 20105
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Mitchell 20123
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Rawlins 20153
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Sumner 20191
- Thomas 20193
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wallace 20199
- Washington 20201
- Wichita 20203
- Wilson 20205
- Wyandotte 20209
Minnesota view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nicollet 27103
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rice 27131
- Rock 27133
- Scott 27139
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Stevens 27149
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Wilkin 27167
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Missouri view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Big Horn 30003
- Blaine 30005
- Carter 30011
- Cascade 30013
- Chouteau 30015
- Custer 30017
- Daniels 30019
- Dawson 30021
- Fallon 30025
- Fergus 30027
- Garfield 30033
- Golden Valley 30037
- Hill 30041
- Judith Basin 30045
- McCone 30055
- Musselshell 30065
- Petroleum 30069
- Phillips 30071
- Powder River 30075
- Prairie 30079
- Richland 30083
- Roosevelt 30085
- Rosebud 30087
- Sheridan 30091
- Treasure 30103
- Valley 30105
- Wibaux 30109
- Yellowstone 30111
Nebraska view state ↗ 71 N ▾
- Adams 31001
- Banner 31007
- Blaine 31009
- Boone 31011
- Box Butte 31013
- Brown 31017
- Buffalo 31019
- Butler 31023
- Cass 31025
- Cedar 31027
- Chase 31029
- Cherry 31031
- Cheyenne 31033
- Clay 31035
- Cuming 31039
- Custer 31041
- Dawes 31045
- Dawson 31047
- Deuel 31049
- Dodge 31053
- Douglas 31055
- Dundy 31057
- Fillmore 31059
- Franklin 31061
- Frontier 31063
- Furnas 31065
- Gage 31067
- Garden 31069
- Gosper 31073
- Grant 31075
- Hall 31079
- Hamilton 31081
- Harlan 31083
- Hayes 31085
- Hitchcock 31087
- Holt 31089
- Howard 31093
- Jefferson 31095
- Kearney 31099
- Keith 31101
- Keya Paha 31103
- Kimball 31105
- Knox 31107
- Lancaster 31109
- Lincoln 31111
- Logan 31113
- McPherson 31117
- Merrick 31121
- Morrill 31123
- Nemaha 31127
- Nuckolls 31129
- Otoe 31131
- Perkins 31135
- Phelps 31137
- Pierce 31139
- Platte 31141
- Red Willow 31145
- Richardson 31147
- Saline 31151
- Sarpy 31153
- Saunders 31155
- Scotts Bluff 31157
- Seward 31159
- Sheridan 31161
- Sherman 31163
- Sioux 31165
- Thayer 31169
- Thomas 31171
- Valley 31175
- Washington 31177
- Webster 31181
New Mexico view state ↗ 5 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Adams 38001
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Bowman 38011
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Foster 38031
- Golden Valley 38033
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- Griggs 38039
- Hettinger 38041
- Kidder 38043
- Logan 38047
- McHenry 38049
- McIntosh 38051
- McKenzie 38053
- McLean 38055
- Mercer 38057
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Nelson 38063
- Oliver 38065
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Renville 38075
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Sioux 38085
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Oklahoma view state ↗ 7 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Aurora 46003
- Bennett 46007
- Bon Homme 46009
- Brookings 46011
- Brown 46013
- Brule 46015
- Buffalo 46017
- Butte 46019
- Campbell 46021
- Charles Mix 46023
- Clark 46025
- Clay 46027
- Codington 46029
- Corson 46031
- Custer 46033
- Day 46037
- Deuel 46039
- Dewey 46041
- Douglas 46043
- Edmunds 46045
- Fall River 46047
- Faulk 46049
- Gregory 46053
- Haakon 46055
- Hamlin 46057
- Hand 46059
- Harding 46063
- Hughes 46065
- Hutchinson 46067
- Hyde 46069
- Jackson 46071
- Jerauld 46073
- Kingsbury 46077
- Lawrence 46081
- Lincoln 46083
- Lyman 46085
- Marshall 46091
- McPherson 46089
- Meade 46093
- Mellette 46095
- Miner 46097
- Pennington 46103
- Perkins 46105
- Potter 46107
- Roberts 46109
- Sanborn 46111
- Spink 46115
- Stanley 46117
- Sully 46119
- Todd 46121
- Tripp 46123
- Union 46127
- Walworth 46129
- Ziebach 46137
Texas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 2 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PEAR6 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2944171 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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