Family: Fabaceae豆科
Genus: Psoralea補骨脂屬
俗名
tumble-weed (P lanceolata),[1] and white tumbleweed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoralea
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.
風滾草
Tumbleweed
風滾草是指植物體的地上部在成熟及變乾枯後，被風吹斷與根部分離，隨風四處滾動的一
團草球。風滾草通常是由整株植物的地上部所形成的，但是也有少數種類是由花序聚集成
一團而形成的[1]。風滾草常出現在半乾燥的大草原及沙漠地區。風滾草是一種傳播體，可以幫助植物傳播繁殖體（種子或孢子），傳播繁殖體的方式可以分為二種，一種是在草球滾動時將繁殖體散播出去，另一種則是當草球移動到濕潤的地方後，停留下來，再將繁殖體散播出去[2]。在第二種情況下，乾燥的風滾草因為吸收了水份，而使草球膨脹展開，而釋放出裡面的繁殖體。
Psoralea lanceolata
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Psora ... eolata.jpg
Psoralea esculenta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoralea_esculenta
Psoralea esculenta is an herbaceous perennial plant native to prairies and dry woodlands of central North America, which bears a starchy tuberous root edible as a root vegetable. English names for the plant include tipsin, teepsenee, breadroot, breadroot scurf pea, pomme blanche, and prairie turnip. The Lakota name for the plant is Timpsula.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PrairieTurnip.jpg
Psoralea pinnata
常綠灌木
原產南非
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoralea_pinnata
http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/psoraleapin.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Psora ... nata_2.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Psora ... nata_3.jpg
http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... 0713174218
