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Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert
Indian rushpea

       
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Line Drawing of Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert
Hoffmannseggia falcaria

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 338. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

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Synonyms:
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

  HODE Hoffmannseggia densiflora Benth.
  HODEC Hoffmannseggia densiflora Benth. var. capitata Fisher
  HODED Hoffmannseggia densiflora Benth. var. demissa (A. Gray) Fisher
  HODEP Hoffmannseggia densiflora Benth. var. pringlei Fisher
  HODES Hoffmannseggia densiflora Benth. var. stricta (Benth.) Fisher
  HOFA3 Hoffmannseggia falcaria Cav.
 

Distribution:
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, CO, KS, NM, NV, OK, TX)
 

Related Taxa:
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 7 species in Hoffmannseggia
 

Classification:
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Hoffmannseggia Cav. – rushpea
Species Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert – Indian rushpea
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Kansas:
Hoffmannseggia densiflora
pignut              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

hog potato
pignut
Hoffmannseggia densiflora
pignut

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FAC NO NO NO NO FACU FAC FACU FACU- NO FACU NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
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Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503048.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 

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Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

KS-Noxious Weeds in Kansas

 
 
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