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Pediomelum tenuiflorum |
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| Synonym(s) |
Psoralea tenuiflora |
| Common name |
wild alfalfa; slender-flower breadroot |
| Family |
fabaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-9) |
| Flowers |
pink (spring) |
| Size |
36" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
From seed  |
Scarify, germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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Legume native to a large swath of the central United States, where it occurs in prairies and open woodlands. Likely not a cultivated plant: all references I've found are on native plant websites. But I'll grow it to see what it does.
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We're just trying this plant for the first time this year; it
hasn't found a permanent place in our gardens yet.
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PlantLinks to other web pages about Pediomelum tenuiflorum
- Seed from NARGS '22/'23 exchange. Sandpapered, baggy 70F (100%G after another bout of sandpapering, germination occurring 3-5d after scarification)
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