Lespedeza LEGUMINOSAE Vicia 



(P); field, Willards (Wi), Moldenke, 13847; abundant along high- 

 way at Greenwood (S), Moldenke, 13813. 



Introduced from Korea as a forage crop, and spreading. See 

 Moldenke: Castanea 7, 123-124. 1942. 



L. striata (Thunb.) H. & A. 



Common in open sandy soil, practically throughout our area. 

 Aug., early Sept. Nat. from eastern Asia. 



Stylosanthes Sw. Pencil Flower. 

 S. biflora (L.) BSP. {S. elatior Sw.) 



Frequent throughout, in rocky soil of the Piedmont, and dry 

 sand of the Coastal Plain. Mid-June to mid-Sept. 



Var. hispidissima (Mx.) Pollard & Ball. 



Rare, in sandy pinewoods: Laurel (S), Commons, 19 Aug. 

 1880 (A); 33^ mi. w. n. w. of Newark (Wo), R. R. Tatnall, 

 3042, 20 July 1936 (T, A, G). 



S. riparia Kearney. 



Frequent in sandy soil of the Coastal Plain, Somerset County 

 and northward to southern New Castle County; rare in the Pied- 

 mont area: Stone Run (Ce), J. J. Carter, 5 Aug. 1907 (A). Mid- 

 June, July. 



Vicia L. Vetch. 

 V. sativa L, 



Cultivated for forage, and occasionally spreading to waste 

 ground. May, June. Introd. from Europe. 



V. angustifolia (L.) Reich. 



Infrequent throughout, in dry sandy soil. May, June. Nat. 

 from Europe. 



V. tetrasperma (L.) Moench. 



Rare in New Castle County: along the railroad, Bellevue, 

 Canby, 23 June 1896 (D); railroad bank, Gordon Heights, Com- 

 mons, 2 June 1897 (A); near Wilmington, Canby, 23 June 1897 (D). 

 June, July. Nat. from Europe. 



V. hirsuta (L.) S. F. Gray. 



Rare : along Brandy wine Creek, Wilmington, Benjamin Hoopes, 

 10 May 1842 (D); Delaware City (NC), Commons, 1 May 1896 (A); 



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