Psoralea orbicularis - Roundleaf leather root

Roundleaf leather root (Psoralea orbicularis) is a nitrogen-fixing perennial herb native to California, in North America, its cooked leaves edible and used as a natural soil stabilizer.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Psoralea spp. - Fountainbush
• Perennial

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹
• Soil stabilization¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Psoralea orbicularis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩