''Hoffmannseggia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
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s in the
pea
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family,
, known generally as rushpeas. These are
pod-bearing
herbs
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and
subshrub
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s native to the
Americas
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Along with th ...
and southern
Africa
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.
The generic name honors
Johann Centurius, Count of Hoffmannsegg, a nineteenth-century
German
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nobleman and botanist.
Selected 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''
(Mart. & 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.
* ''
Hoffmannseggia watsonii''
(Fisher) Rose
* ''
Hoffmannseggia yaviensis''
Ulibarri
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile
Caesalpinieae
Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles
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