Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

Indian rushpea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Hoffmannseggia

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 5-30 cm tall. The leaves are 2-15 cm long. There are 2-6 pairs of leaflets with 4-12 leaflets on each one. They are narrowly oval and 2-11 mm long by 1-4 mm wide. The pods are curved and 3-4 cm long. There are 8-10 seeds. They are 3 mm long by 3 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Heavy, alkaline soils; at elevations below 900 metres. Roadsides and disturbed areas in Texas. Subarid areas and dry mountains, growing on dry, stony, or saline soils; at elevations from sea level to 3,400 metres.
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It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 4,000 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

The tubers are roasted and eaten.
Uses animal food environmental use food medicinal
Edible bulbs roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Habit

Hoffmannseggia glauca habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Hoffmannseggia glauca habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Hoffmannseggia glauca leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Hoffmannseggia glauca leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Hoffmannseggia glauca leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hoffmannseggia glauca flower picture by ARZA NANCY (cc-by-sa)
Hoffmannseggia glauca flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Hoffmannseggia glauca flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hoffmannseggia glauca world distribution map, present in Argentina, American Samoa, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:123384-2
WFO ID wfo-0000178463
COL ID 3M6CX
BDTFX ID 164305
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Caesalpinia chicamana Hoffmannseggia densiflora Hoffmannseggia falcaria Caesalpinia falcaria Hoffmannseggia alpina Hoffmannseggia chinensis Hoffmannseggia densiflora Caesalpinia glauca Larrea densiflora Hoffmannseggia stricta Larrea densiflora Poinciana hirsuta Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. capitata Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. demissa Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. pringlei Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. rusbyi Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. stricta Hoffmannseggia stricta var. demissa Caesalpinia falcaria var. capitata Caesalpinia falcaria var. pringlei Caesalpinia falcaria var. rusbyi Caesalpinia falcaria var. stricta Larrea glauca Caesalpinia falcaria var. densiflora Caesalpinia glauca var. glandulosissima Caesalpinia glauca var. pauciglandulosa Hoffmannseggia glauca