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Hoffmannseggia glauca
Also called Hog Potato, Indian Rush Pea, Pignut, Pig Nut
Indian rushpea is a low, erect perennial herb of the pea family from alkaline desert flats and disturbed ground in the southwestern US and Mexico, grown mainly for its orange-red spring flowers and tuberous roots. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant best suited to dry, sunny sites with sandy or alkaline soil.
Hoffmannseggia glauca is a dicot found in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its common names include Indian rushpea, hog potato, and pig nut.
It is a California native that prefers alkaline desert flats, creosote bush communities, and disturbed areas. It prefers elevations of less than 900 metres (3,000 ft). Hoffmannseggia glauca is found outside California in Western Nevada, Texas, Mexico, and South America. In California, H. glauca may be found in the San Joaquin Valley, the Southern Coastal Ranges, and the Western Transverse Ranges.
The Pima, Apache, Cocopa, and Pueblo ate the tubers or bulbs raw, boiled or roasted.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hoffmannseggia glauca by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
