Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Indian Breadroot

Indian Breadroot, a rare, native plant, grows from Alberta to Manitoba south to New Mexico, Arkansas. This species is known locally as Large Indian Breadroot. The shift from Psoralea to Pediomelum is an example of a recent trend of renaming North American genera and species. Belongs to the Fabaceae family and blooms June-July. botanyphoto.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/2006/11/pediomelum_esc... Yesterday morning, 15 June 2017, I decided to join friends for a botany walk in North Weaselhead. We saw a good variety of species, including a few quite special ones, such as Striped Coralroot (orchid) and Indian Breadroot. Thanks for a great walk, Barry! We also saw a tiny Ruby-throated Hummingbird. After going for coffee with a couple of the botany people (thanks so much, Peter!), I went home for lunch and then decided to drive SW of the city, in the hope of maybe seeing a Great Gray Owl and/or a Bobolink. The weather forecast was for good weather, but the clouds were moving in fast. No luck with an owl, but, with a lot of patience, I did finally see a Bobolink. I only had very distant views, so managed to get only photos to post for my records. I did better a year ago, but it is early still. It was so nice to bump into Bonnie and her neighbour, Russel(l), on my drive. They mentioned a road that I had never been on before and I decided to give it a try. Such a beautiful road, though I had no idea where I was the whole time. When I got home and checked on Google, I was surprised to see just where I had driven.

This is a plant that I rarely come across, but I did see it yesterday, 10 May 2016, when I went on a botany walk with friends. Our local walk was on the Upper Plateau at Edworthy Park. The plant was growing in the usual place where we have seen it for a few years. We were horrified at how dry everywhere was - even the grass was 'dead'. This is an off-leash dog area and the amount of wear and tear is so obvious. Also, plants that were in bloom were much shorter than they should be. The whole of Alberta is a tinder box, waiting to burst into flames. We so desperately need rain, and a lot of it - though preferably, only at night : ) The ongoing massive fire in and around Fort McMurray up north shows what can happen when everywhere is this dangerously dry. Indian Breadroot, a rare, native plant, grows from Alberta to Manitoba south to New Mexico, Arkansas. This species is known locally as Large Indian Breadroot. The shift from Psoralea to Pediomelum is an example of a recent trend of renaming North American genera and species. Belongs to the Fabaceae family and blooms June-July. www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2006/11/pediomelum_escule...

This is another plant that I rarely come across, but I did find it in my archives from almost three years ago. I needed this image for something the other day and thought I'd add it to my Plants of Alberta Set here, too. This was taken at Hawkwood Natural Area. This RARE, native plant grows from Alberta to Manitoba south to New Mexico, Arkansas. This species is known locally as Large Indian Breadroot. The shift from Psoralea to Pediomelum is an example of a recent trend of renaming North American genera and species. Belongs to the Fabaceae family and blooms June-July. www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2006/11/pediomelum_escule... www.talkaboutwildlife.ca/profile/index.php?s=1185

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