Hoffmannseggia is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, known generally as rushpeas. These are pod-bearing herbs and subshrubs native to the Americas. In North America they range from California and Nebraska to southern Mexico, and from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to southern Argentina and Chile in South America. The generic name honors Johann Centurius, Count of Hoffmannsegg, a nineteenth-century German nobleman and botanist.
Species Hoffmannseggia comprises the following species:
Hoffmannseggia aphylla (Phil.) G.P.Lewis & Sotuyo
Hoffmannseggia arequipensis Ulibarri
Hoffmannseggia doelli Phil. subsp. argentina Ulibarri subsp. doellii Phil. Hoffmannseggia drepanocarpa A.Gray — sicklepod holdback Hoffmannseggia drummondii Torr. & A.Gray — dwarf nicker Hoffmannseggia erecta Phil. Hoffmannseggia eremophila (Phil.) Burkart ex Ulibarri
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert—Indian rushpea, pig-nut, hog potato
Hoffmannseggia humilis (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hemsl.
Hoffmannseggia intricata Brandegee
Hoffmannseggia microphylla Torr.—wand holdback Hoffmannseggia minor (Phil.) Ulibarri Hoffmannseggia miranda Sandwith
Hoffmannseggia oxycarpa Benth.—sharppod rushpea subsp. arida (Rose) B. B. Simpson subsp. oxycarpa Benth.
Hoffmannseggia peninsularis (Britton) Wiggins—Peninsular holdback
Hoffmannseggia prostrata Lag. ex DC.
Hoffmannseggia pumilio (Griseb.) B.B.Simpson Hoffmannseggia repens (Eastw.) Cockerell—creeping nicker
Hoffmannseggia tenella Tharp & L.P.Williams—slender rushpea
Hoffmannseggia trifoliata Cav. Hoffmannseggia viscosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Hook. & Arn. Hoffmannseggia watsonii (Fisher) Rose Hoffmannseggia yaviensis Ulibarri
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment USDA Plants Profile