Pig Nut (Hoffmannseggia glauca)

   
 

Overview, 10 miles W of Hermanas, Luna Co., NM. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

Flowers, Marfa, TX. Photograph by Gertrud Konnings.

• Common English Names: Pig Nut, Hog Potato, Indian Rushpea
• Common Spanish Names: Camote de raton
• Scientific Name: Hoffmannseggia glauca (HOFF-man-SEGG-ee-uh GLAU-kuh)
• Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
• Geographic Range: Central and southwestern U.S. to Mexico and south into western South America.
• Plant Form: Perennial forb.
• Remarks: Also as Caesalpinia glauca

Last Update: 19 Aug 2013