Fabaceae
Wand holdback
Hoffmannseggia microphylla
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Hoffmannseggia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wand holdback
Synonyms
- Caesalpinia virgata Fisher
- Larrea microphylla (Torr.) Britton & Rose
- Larrea microphylla (Torr.) Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.