Fabaceae FAMILY

Hoffmannseggia glauca

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hoffmannseggia glauca is a perennial plant growing from a rhizomatous rootstock with long, underground stems which bear small dark blackish-brown, spheroid tubers ('hog potatoes') up to Icm in diameter.The aerial stems are usually unbranched, up to 40cm tall[ 1493 Title The Genus Hoffmannseggia Cav. (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae), new for the Mediterranean Flora Publication Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, Volume 47, 1999 - Issue 4 Author Camuñas E. & Crespo M.B. Website https://doi.org/10.1080/07929978.1999.10676785 Publisher Year 1999 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is said to have good ornamental value[ 330 Title ChileFlora Publication Author Website http://www.chileflora.com/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Not realy a flora, but a lovely site with lots of helpful information for the gardener and an abundance of excellent photos covering over 2,000 species of Chilean plants. ]. This species can spread aggressively, at least in part by means of its underground stems and tubers. It has spread to the Mediterranean and is considered to be an aggressive weed of grassland in its native range[ 1493 Title The Genus Hoffmannseggia Cav. (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae), new for the Mediterranean Flora Publication Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, Volume 47, 1999 - Issue 4 Author Camuñas E. & Crespo M.B. Website https://doi.org/10.1080/07929978.1999.10676785 Publisher Year 1999 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California to Kansas south through Arizona and Texas to southern Mexico; S. America - Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina

HabitatHeavy, alkaline soils; at elevations below 900 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ]. Roadsides and disturbed areas in Texas[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ]. Subarid areas and dry mountains, growing on dry, stony, or saline soils; at elevations from sea level to 3,400 metres[ 1493 Title The Genus Hoffmannseggia Cav. (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae), new for the Mediterranean Flora Publication Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, Volume 47, 1999 - Issue 4 Author Camuñas E. & Crespo M.B. Website https://doi.org/10.1080/07929978.1999.10676785 Publisher Year 1999 ISBN Description ].