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Taxon:  Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert



Summary
Genus:
Hoffmannseggia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Caesalpinieae
Nomen number:
313185
Place of publication:
Sida 5:43. 1972
Verified:
03/26/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Larrea glauca Ortega

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Hoffmannseggia falcaria Cav.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hoffmannseggia densiflora Benth.
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Reference(s)
  1. Camuñas & M. B. Crespo. 1999. The genus Hoffmannseggia Cav. (Fabaceae, Caesalpniioideae), new for the Mediterranean flora. Israel J. Pl. Sci. 47:283-286.
  2. Correa, M. N. Flora patagonica. 1969-
  3. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. 1970
  4. Hickman, J. C., ed. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California. 1993
  5. Isely, D. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(2):164.
  6. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. A flora of New Mexico. 1980
  7. Martin, W. P. 1948. Observations on the nodulation of leguminous plants of the Southwest. Albuquerque Regional Bull. Soil Conserv. Serv. U.S.D.A. 107:1-10.
  8. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes. 1991-
  9. Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
  10. Turner, B. L. The legumes of Texas. 1959
  11. Ulibarri, E. A. 1979. Las especies argentinas del genero Hoffmannseggia Cav. (Legum. - Caesalp.). Darwiniana 22:140.
  12. Ulibarri, E. A. 1996. Sinopsis de Caesalpinia y Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) de sudamérica. Darwiniana 34:335.
Common names
English
hog-potato –
Indian rush-pea –
pignut –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja Norte 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja Sur 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorado 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoAguascalientes 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevada 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaBuenos Aires 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChaco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaChubut 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCordoba 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMendoza 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaNeuquen 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaRio Negro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Juan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSan Luis 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSantiago del Estero 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucuman 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileAtacama 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileCoquimbo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLa Libertad 
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Oklahoma]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Norte, Baja Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Sonora, Zacatecas]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman], Chile [Atacama, Coquimbo]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Peru [La Libertad]
Naturalized
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weedpotential seed contaminant Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313185. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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