| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert trib. Caesalpinieae |
| Bibliography | Sida 5: 43 (1972) |
| Native Range | sw. & c. USA to Mexico, Peru to s. South America |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 0-4000m |
| Description | leaves basal, petiolate, bipinnate, ultimate leaflets 6-12 pairs, oblong, obtuse, flowers in lax raceme, calyx lobes obtuse, pod glabrous, curvate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow, red |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Caesalpinia chicamana Killip & J.F.Macbr. Caesalpinia falcaria (Cav.) Fisher Caesalpinia falcaria var. capitata (Fisher) Fisher Caesalpinia falcaria var. densiflora (Benth. ex A.Gray) Fisher Caesalpinia falcaria var. pringlei (Fisher) Fisher Caesalpinia falcaria var. rusbyi (Fisher) Fisher Caesalpinia falcaria var. stricta (Benth.) Fisher Caesalpinia glauca (Ortega) Kuntze Caesalpinia glauca var. glandulosissima Kuntze Caesalpinia glauca var. pauciglandulosa Kuntze Hoffmannseggia alpina Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. Hoffmannseggia chinensis Miers ex Hook. & Arn. Hoffmannseggia demissa Benth. Hoffmannseggia densiflora Benth. Hoffmannseggia falcaria Cav. Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. capitata Fisher Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. demissa (A.Gray) Fisher Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. pringlei Fisher Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. rusbyi Fisher Hoffmannseggia falcaria var. stricta (Benth.) Fisher Hoffmannseggia stricta Benth. Hoffmannseggia stricta var. demissa A.Gray Larrea densiflora (Benth.) Britton Larrea glauca Ortega Poinciana hirsuta Sessé & Moc. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLN Chile North) |