Hoffmannseggia

Hoffmannseggia

Taxobox
name = "Hoffmannseggia"


image_width = 220px
image_caption = "Hoffmannseggia glauca"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Caesalpinioideae
genus = "Hoffmannseggia"
genus_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 21-28, see text

"Hoffmannseggia" is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family known generally as rushpeas. These are pod-bearing herbs and subshrubs native to the Americas and southern Africa.

Species include:
*"Hoffmannseggia burchellii"
*"Hoffmannseggia drepanocarpa" - sicklepod holdback
*"Hoffmannseggia drummondii" - dwarf nicker
*"Hoffmannseggia glauca" - Indian rushpea, pig-nut, hog potato
*"Hoffmannseggia lactea"
*"Hoffmannseggia microphylla" - wand holdback
*"Hoffmannseggia oxycarpa" - sharppod rushpea
*"Hoffmannseggia pumilio"
*"Hoffmannseggia repens" - creeping nicker
*"Hoffmannseggia sandersonii"
*"Hoffmannseggia tenella" - slender rushpea
*"Hoffmannseggia viscosa"

The genus is named for Johann Centurius, Count of Hoffmannsegg, a nineteenth-century German nobleman and botanist.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3691,3916 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HOFFM USDA Plants Profile]


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  • Hoffmannseggĭa — (H. Cuv.), nach Hoffmannsegg 1) benannte Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Papilionaceae Caesalpinieae, 10. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: H. falcaria, H. trifoliata u. m. a., in Südamerika …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Hoffmannseggia —   Hoffmannseggia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hoffmannseggia — ID 40677 Symbol Key HOFFM Common Name rushpea Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, KS, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hoffmannseggia glauca — Taxobox name = Pig nut image width = 220px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae genus = Hoffmannseggia species = H. glauca binomial = Hoffmannseggia glauca binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Hoffmannseggia drepanocarpa — ID 40678 Symbol Key HODR Common Name sicklepod holdback Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX Growth Habit Forb/herb, Subshrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hoffmannseggia drummondii — ID 40680 Symbol Key HODR3 Common Name dwarf nicker Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution TX Growth Habit Shrub, Subshrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hoffmannseggia glauca — ID 40683 Symbol Key HOGL2 Common Name Indian rushpea Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, KS, NM, NV, OK, TX Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hoffmannseggia microphylla — ID 40690 Symbol Key HOMI5 Common Name wand holdback Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA Growth Habit Shrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hoffmannseggia oxycarpa — ID 40692 Symbol Key HOOX Common Name sharppod rushpea Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution NM, TX Growth Habit Subshrub, Forb/herb Dura …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Hoffmannseggia repens — ID 40694 Symbol Key HORE Common Name creeping nicker Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CO, UT Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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