Hoffmannseggia glauca
(Indian Rush-pea)
Hoffmannseggia glauca, Lubbock Lake Landmark, Lubbock Co. 2580
Hoffmannseggia glauca, Lubbock Lake Landmark, Lubbock Co. 2689
Hoffmannseggia glauca, Chris Link Trail, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 0339-1
Hoffmannseggia glauca, Lajita Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4451
Hoffmannseggia glauca, Lajita Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4450
Hoffmannseggia glauca, Chris Link Trail, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 0325
Hoffmannseggia glauca, Chris Link Trail, Copper Breaks State Park, Hardeman Co. 0334
Hoffmannseggia glauca, Lajita Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4464
| Scientific Name | Hoffmannseggia glauca | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HOGL2 |
| Common Name | Indian Rush-pea, Sickle-pod Rush-pea, Hog-potato | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 503048 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy and alkaline soils in open areas, disturbed sites, roadsides and edges of cultivated fields. Plant: Erect perennial 6 to 12 inches tall; usually several stems with occasional stalked reddish glands and sparse, short white hairs. Leaves: Bi-pinnately-compound leaves, 2 to 5 inches long divided into 5 to 11 pinnae that are further divided into 5 to 11 pairs of small oblong to ovate leaflets, 1/8 to less than 1/3-inch long; leaflet surfaces are usually smooth; petiole and rachis are glandular. Inflorescence: Terminal racemes of flowers not quite radially symmetric with a gap between the 2 lowest petals; yellow petals fading to reddish, 3/8-inch long, the narrow basal portion lined with red stalked glands; glandular and pubescent stamens shorter than petals; 5 linear to linear-oblong glandular-pubescent sepals about 0.3 inches long. Bloom Period: March to September. Fruit: Sickle-shaped pods 3/4 to 1-5/8 inches long and less than 1/3-inch wide, may be smooth, glandular or pubescent. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and SEINet and Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. Note: Considered a noxious weed in some states. Named for Johann Centurius von Hoffmannsegg, 1766-1849, Count of Hoffmannsegg, Germany. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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