Hog Potato

Hog Potato, Indian Rushpea

Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert

Fabaceae (Legume Family)

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Hog Potato, Indian Rushpea:

Creeping perennial native plant in the Legume (Bean) Family
Produces creeping roots and short, relatively-unbranched stems growing 6-12" tall
Leaves are bipinnately compound, dark-green, with many slender leaflets
Flowers are bright orange-yellow on short, slender spikes
Toxic to livestock if grazed, but usually not grazed
Found in sandy, dry soils of western Midwest in prairies, range on roadsides