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Rushpea (Indian)

LATIN NAME
Hoffmannseggia glauca

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Warm

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

  • Also known as, “Hog-potato”, in reference to the large tubers about 6 inches under ground, these tubers were once fed to hogs. Other common name is, “Mesquite Weed”, in reference to the leaves of this plant resemble small, mesquite seedling plants.
  • Grows in scattered colonies, large and small.
  • Flowers March to September
  • Western Indian tribes gathered these tubers and roasted them for food.
  • Adapted to various soils on the plains, deserts, rangelands, along open slopes, hillsides and bluffs.
  • Good browse for deer and antelope. Fair grazing for livestock.

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