Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Scientific name Hoffmannseggia Rank Genus | Family Fabaceae Tribe Caesalpinieae Higher classification Legumes Order Fabales | |
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Similar Legumes, Hoffmannseggia glauca, Anarthrophyllum, Adesmia echinus, Adesmia confusa | ||
Hoffmannseggia is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, known generally as rushpeas. These are pod-bearing herbs and subshrubs native to the Americas and southern Africa. The generic name honors Johann Centurius, Count of Hoffmannsegg, a nineteenth-century German nobleman and botanist.
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