FABACEAE 709 
3. G. crassicarpum (Nutt.) Rydb. Plant Pedum Five ~ blades 
elliptic, to elliptic-lanceolate, 8-20 mm. long: 7-8 . ong; lobes 
n p to subulate-la nceolate: corolla no. d ary em : pod 2-2.5 
lon 
m. long. d rca oaryocarpus Ker.]—Prairies, various aT Tenn. 
io Tex., Man., and Min 
| 33. ASTRAGALUS L. Perennial or annual herbs. Leaflets numerous or 
several: blades sometimes notched. owers in long racemes. Corolla Pn 
usly colored, ours cream-colored or somewhat greenish: wings d 
petals about equal in length. Pod coriaceous, ovoid or d turgid, but 
searcely infllated, perfectly 2-celled, the septum formed by the intruded lower 
suture which meets the upper one. About 500 species, most abundant in Asia. 
Calyx-lobes more than 1% the length of the tube: pod ascending 
when mature 1. A. carolinianus. 
Calyx- ipee leas than ad oe length of the tube: pod spreading 
or reflexed when m 2. A. Halei. 
1. A. carolinianus L. St tem up to 1 m. tall glabrous, or sparingly pubescent 
em. long: 
above: leaflets 15—31; blades elliptie or elliptie- -Janceolate, 2—4 
racemes elongate: calyx- De a s long 
t 
slightly curved. — ( 
woods and ine various een 
Ga. and Ala. to Tenn., W. Va., an 
2. uu — ui i Rydb. Stem up " od À 
pubes dr m "apes. pcs apie e 
elliptic. idt aceme:s 
short: cays lobes. He a as 2d as n 
tube: standard 15-17 mm. 
e eurved upward; og [o Ee | 
m. long, curved, the beak hooked. 
T Woods and fields, Coastal Plain, Ala. to 
La. 
34. HOLCOPHACOS Rydb. Perennial low spreading herbs. Leaflets 
numerous, the blades entire, mostly truncate or notched. Flowers few in short 
racemes. Corolla pink or purplish: stand- 
ith a 
without even a ener mE About 
s North American 
H. distort pn & G.) Rydb. Stem 
glabrous or eee pubescent, branched 
base, the branches ascending or 
oe 1-4 dm. long: leaflets 17-23; 
blades oval, obovate, or cuneate, 3—1 
long: peduncles about as long as the sub- 
tending leaves or longer: racemes ovoid o Reine: Run OS lanceolate, shorter 
than the tube, erect: corolla purplish: bie: 8-10 mm. long: pod crescent- 
