Hoffmannseggia glauca |
Hoffmannseggia drummondii |
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hoffmanseggia, hog potato, Indian rushpea, pig-nut |
Drummond rush-pea, dwarf nicker |
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Habit | Herbs, 5–30(–50) cm; from deep taproot, producing round, tuberlike spheres to 2 cm. | Shrubs, low, spreading, to 30 cm; from woody taproot. |
Leaves | 38–150 ×13–42 mm; stipules ovate, 1.5–4 × 1.5–3 mm, ciliate; pinnae 4–13; leaflets 7–27 per pinna, blades obtuse-ovate, 2–6 × 1–4.5 mm, surfaces strigose abaxially, glabrous adaxially. |
10–23 × 10–15 mm; stipules ovate, 1 × 1 mm; pinnae 3, terminal shorter than laterals; leaflets 7–13 per pinna, blades oblong, 3–3.3 × 0.5–1.6 mm, surfaces glabrous, sometimes with very few multicellular, glandular trichomes abaxially. |
Racemes | 4–15-flowered, terminal, 5–23 cm; rachis and pedicels puberulent to strigose and stipitate-glandular. |
3–8-flowered, terminal or axillary, 2–4 cm; rachis and pedicels sparsely stipitate-glandular. |
Flowers | turning downward, broadly flared, 10–16 × 10–18 mm; calyx persistent, densely pubescent abaxially, with multicellular, glandular trichomes; banner yellow, drying pink with red markings, 5–14 × 5 mm, conspicuous multicellular, glandular trichomes on claw and abaxial surface, with few hairs at base of folded claw adaxially; lateral petals bright yellow, 13 × 6 mm, with multicellular, glandular trichomes on claw margins and base abaxially. |
turbinate in outline, 5–8 × 3–8 mm; calyx persistent in fruit, distinct portion 0.5–2 × 4.5 mm, pubescent and sparsely stipitate-glandular; banner yellow with red markings, 3–7 × 2.5–5 mm, with few multicellular, glandular trichomes abaxially, a few trichomes at base of claw adaxially; lateral petals yellow, 3–7 × 2–3 mm, with few multicellular, glandular trichomes at base abaxially. |
Legumes | tan, rectangular to arcuate, sometimes expanded near apex, 20–40 × 5–8 mm, indehiscent, margins ± parallel, obscure, apex obtuse to acute; valves flat, sparsely tomentose, with a few scattered multicellular, glandular trichomes appearing as brown dots. |
lunate in outline, 16–20 × 6–8 mm, dehiscent or indehiscent, margins glabrous, apex mucronate; valves thin, flaring outward when dehiscent, glabrous or glabrate. |
Seeds | 1–10. |
1 or 2. |
2n | = 24. |
= 24. |
Hoffmannseggia glauca |
Hoffmannseggia drummondii |
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Phenology | Flowering spring. | Flowering spring (year-round). |
Habitat | Disturbed areas. | Sandy-clay soils. |
Elevation | 0–3000 m. (0–9800 ft.) | 0–700 m. (0–2300 ft.) |
Distribution |
AZ; CA; KS; NM; OK; TX; Mexico; South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru)
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TX; Mexico (Tamaulipas) |
Discussion | Hoffmannseggia glauca is considered a noxious weed in agricultural and pasture lands of the middle and southwestern United States, spreading aggressively by tuberous roots. While it is possible that it was introduced into North America by humans, historical use of the tubers by indigenous people in the American Southwest indicates a long association and, perhaps, natural long-distance dispersal from South America. Hoffmannseggia falcaria Cavanilles, an illegitimate and superfluous name, pertains here. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
In Texas, Hoffmannseggia drummondii is known from the south-central part of the state. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 11. | FNA vol. 11. |
Parent taxa | Fabaceae > subfam. Caesalpinioideae (excluding Mimosoid clade) > Hoffmannseggia | Fabaceae > subfam. Caesalpinioideae (excluding Mimosoid clade) > Hoffmannseggia |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Larrea glauca, Caesalpinia falcaria var. capitata, C. falcaria var. pringlei, C. falcaria var. rusbyi, H. densiflora, H. falcaria var. capitata, H. falcaria var. pringlei, H. falcaria var. rusbyi, H. stricta, H. stricta var. demissa | Caesalpinia drummondii, C. texensis, H. texensis, Larrea drummondii, L. texensis |
Name authority | (Ortega) Eifert: Sida 5: 43. (1972) — (as Hoffmanseggia) | Torrey & A. Gray: Fl. N. Amer. 1: 393. (1840) — (as Hoffmanseggia) |
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