Yellow Wildflower
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Name: Hoffmannseggia
glauca (Hoffmanseggia glauca) Common Name: Indian Rushpea, Hog Potato Flower Color: Yellow to orange-red Plant Type: Subshrub, Herb, Perennial Height: 4 to 12 inches (10 to 30 cm) tall Date Observed: September 22, 2002 Notes: The flowers have 5, spoon-shaped, red-spotted, glandular petals and are followed by curved bean pods. The leaves are green, alternate, and bipinnately compound with tiny, oval leaflets. The stems are red and glandular. This native weed has tuberous roots. |
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