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LEGUMINOS^. OXXX. Oxytropis. 



11 O.FiLiFORMis (D. C. astr. no. 16, exclusive oif ttie syno- 

 nymes,) plant almost stemless, glabrous ; leaflets lanceolate- 



lanceolate, silky; scapes erect, twice the length of the leaves; 

 flowers distant, in spikes, the lower ones almost opposite ; brae- 



linear ; scapes 2 or 3 times longer than the leaves ; flowers spi- teas shorter than the calyx. %. H. Native of Siberia, in elevated 



.«.j.— 1 _1 • .....I f* 1 H .1-1 nil /»i-i ..« *!• a.^i i-t * * — ... 



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cate, lower ones distant ; teeth of calyx short ; beak of keel 

 shorter than the wings. %. H. Native of Dahuria in deserts, 

 near the river' Amoor, and on mount Odon-Tschelon. Flowers pubescent. 



fields at the Altaian promontory. Astragalus Songaricus, Pall, 

 astr. p. &S, t. 51. Flowers violaceous. Legume ovate, acute, 



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garian Mountain Milk- Vetch. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1824. 



small, bluish-purple. Very nearly allied to 0. coerulea, but dif- 

 fers in the plant being glabrous, the flowers being one-half _„ ^ . , , 



smaller, and in the beak of the keel being shorter than the 18 O. sylva'tica (D. C. astr. no. 18.) plant stemless ; leaflets 



oval, acute, clothed with silky down ; scapes longer than the 

 leaves ; spikes ovate, dense ; bracteas longer than the calyx; le- 

 gumes inflated, membranous, clothed with brown pili. 1/. H. 

 Native of Duhuria and Siberia, on the Altaian mountains in pine 

 woods, and on their margins. Phaca sylvatica, Pall. itin. ed. gall, 

 append, no. 381. t. 80. f. 1. Astragalus, Willd. spec. 3. p. l.SOO. 



. . ., ^ . , , -o Astr. sylvicolus, Pall. astr. p. 95. t. 78. Flowers purplish. 



Native of Siberia, on the higher Altaian mountains. There is a variety of this species having 3 or 4 leaflets in a whorl. 



wings 



Filiform Mountain Milk- Vetch. PI, |foot. 



12 O. SETOSA (D. C. astr. no. 5.) plant stemless ; leaflets lan- 

 ceolate, glabrous, but pilose on the edges ; scapes hardly longer 

 than the leaves, clothed with hoary hairs; headsof flowers ovate- 

 roundish ; bracteas pilose, about equal in length to the calyx, 

 which is woolly ; calycine teeth unequal, subulate, elongated. 



11. U. ^' ' - — • 



Astragalus sctosus, Pall. astr. p. 5. Flowers purplisl 

 Bristly Mountain Milk- Vetch. 



1. 



Wood 



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PL i foot. 



13 O. Lamberti (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 740.) plant 

 stemless, silky and pilose in every part ; leaflets lanceolate, acute, 

 rather remote; scape rather longer than the leaves; flowers 

 spicate or capitate ; bracteas lanceolate-linear, rather shorter 

 than the silky calyx. %. H. Native of North America, on 

 woodless hills about the river Missouri. Sims, hot. mag. 2147. 

 Lindl. hot. reg. t. 1054. Astragalus Lamberti, Spreng. syst. 3. 



Flowers large, blue and white mixed. 



19 O. LONGiRosTRA (D. C. astr. no. 17. t. 5.) plant stemless, 

 and rather silky ; leaflets linear-oblong, acuminated ; scapes twice 

 the length of the leaves ; spikes ovate ; bracteas shorter than the 

 calyx ; keel of flower furnished with a long mucronate acumen. 



Native of Siberia, at Lake Baikal, in the fissures of 



rocks. ■ Flowers purplish. 



Long-beaked-keeled Mountain Milk- Vetch. 



308. 



Clt. 1820. 



O. Gmelini, Fisch. ex Steven. 



Fl, June, July. 



p. ^ 



LamherCs Mountain Milk-Vetch. 



PI. 4 to 1 foot. 



PL I foot. 



Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1811. 



20 O. BREviRosTRA (D. C. astr. no. 19. t. 6.) plant almost stem 



"iT 



less; leaflets 23-29, lanceolate, glabrous; scapes hairy, about 



. - ^ ^ /rk /^ ^^^^^ ^" length to the leaves ; spikes ovate, dense ; bracteas 



14 U. GRANDiFLORA (D. C. astr. no. 6.) plant stemless ; leaf- about equal in length to the calyx; legumes ovate, inflated, 



lets Ob ong-lanceolate, clothed with adpressed silky down ; scapes almost 1-celIed, apiculated by the style, and are, as well as the 



twice the length of the leaves ; flowers disposed in loose spikes ; calyxes, beset with black pubescence. 1/ . H. Native of Si- 



wings obovate, dilated ; legumes oblong, membranous, acumi- 

 nated by the style, pubescent, bilocular. H . H. Native of 

 Siberia, especially beyond the Baikal. Astragalus grandiflorus, 

 Pall. astr. p. 57. t. 46. Willd. spec. 3. p. 1311. Flowers large, 

 of a deep rose-colour. Bracteas shorter than the calyx. Vexil- 

 lum emarginate. 



Far. /3, cdrnea (D. C. prod. 2. p. 277.) flowers flesh-coloured, 

 having the vexillum obtuse, not emarginate. % . H. Native of 

 Dahuria. Astragalus Dahuricus, Patrin, ined. 



Var. y, leptoptcra (D. C. 1. c) wings of flower oblong ; vex- 

 illum obtuse ; bracteas shorter than the calvv. '^f . 14 Native 



bracteas shorter than the calyx. 

 of Siberia, at Nerstinsky Savod near Doroninsk. 

 Fisch. in litt. 



1818. 



4 



Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 



O. grandiflora, 

 Flowers bluish-purple, not rose-colourwl. 

 haps a proper species, or the same as O. Lamberti. 

 "^ ^-floncred]' 



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15 O. cANDiCANS (D. C. astr. no. 7.) plant stemless, canes- 

 cent ; leaflets ovate-lanceolate, pubescent ; scapes twice the 

 length of the leaves ; spikes ovate-oblonif ; bracteas length of 

 calyx; legumes oblong-linear, erect, half-bilocular, hardly pu- 

 bescent, ending each in a long inflexed acumen. % . H. Native 

 of Eastern Siberia, at the river Lena. Astragalus candicans. 

 Pall. astr. p. 61. t. 49. Flowers very pale blue. 



W7»fe-leaved Mountain Milk- Vetch. PI. | foot. 



16 O. CAUDA' TA (D. C. astr. no. 8.) plant stemless ; leaflets 

 ob.ong, acute, pubescent beneath, and almost glabrous above • 

 scapes erect, twice the length of the leaves ; spikes of flowers 

 oblong, dense ; bracteas shorter than the calyx, which is cylin- 

 drical. Tt. II. Native of Siberia, on the Altaian mountains. 

 Astragalus spicatus. Pall. itin. 2. append.no. 118. t. 10. ed gall 

 append, no. 741. t. 84s Astr. caudatus, Pall. astr. p. 62. t. 50 

 Flowers purple. Legume half bilocula 



Tailed-legumpA Mmmfnin \r;ib-Vot, 



beria, on the Altaian mountains, and in pine woods. Astragalus 

 Altaicus, Pall. astr. p. 56. t. 45. O. Altaica, Pers. Stipulas 

 large, membranous, joined together. Flowers bluish-purple. 



Short-beaked Mountain Milk- Vetch. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 

 180L>, PI. I foot. 



21 O. leptophy'lla (D. C. astr. no. 12.) plant stemless, gla- 

 brous ; leaflets 9-13, linear-filiform; scapes reclinate, length of 

 leaves ; flowers few, almost capitate ; bracteas shorter than the 

 calyx, which is hairy ; legume inflated, membranous, almost 1- 

 celled, pubescent. -2^,. H. Native of Siberia, on high plains 

 between the rivers Onon and Argun. Flowers of a deep rose- 

 colour. Astragalus^ leptophyllus. Pall. astr. p. 83. t. 66. f. A- 



Clt. 



Per- but not of Desf.— Gmel. sib. 4. t. 24. B. 



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r. 



PI. I foot. 



17 O. Songa'rica (D. C. astr. no. 9.) plant stemless ; leaflets 



Slender-leaved Mountain Milk-Vetch. Fl. July, Aug. 

 1818. PI. I foot. 



22 O. c^spiTosA (Pers. ench. 2. p. 333.) plant stemless; 

 leaflets from 13-15 in number, oblong, glabrous ; scapes bearing 

 about 5 flowers, about equal in length to the leaves; bracteas 

 shorter than the calyx, which is villous ; legumes inflated, ovate, 

 acuminated, pubescently-tomentose, almost 1 -celled. %• "* 

 Native of Dahuria, on rocks and among gravel. AstraffaUH 

 caespitosus, Pall. astr. p. 70. t. 57. Astr. vesicarius, Pall- ^^ 

 but not of Linnaeus. O. physodes var. glabra, D. C. astr. 



Flowers purple. •• 



Tufted Mountain Milk- Vetch. PI. 1 foot. 



23 O. ampulla'ta (Pers. ench. 2. p. 333.) plant stemless; 

 leaflets from 7-13 in number, lanceolate, and silky; scaP^ 

 usually bearing about 8 flowers each, equal in length to tue 

 leaves ; bracteas shorter than the calyx ; legumes inflated, ova»- 

 globose, tomentose, almost 1-celled. %.H. Native of Sibens. 

 on rocks at the river Yenesee, and about the Baikal. Astragal 

 ampuU^tus, Pall. astr. p. 69. t. 56. f. B. O. physodes var. vil- 

 16sa, D. C. astr. no. 14. t. 2. f. 2. ' 



14. f. 1. 



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