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24. VICIA, Tourn. Vetch. Tare. Mostly Climbing 

 Herbs. 



V, sativa, L. Common vetch or tare. An introduced 

 species found in cultivated soil in south and middle Ala- 

 bama—Lee (Mell), Mobile (Dr. Mohr). 



V. hirsuta, Koch. Introduced in ballast near Mobile 

 (Dr. Mohr;)— April, May. 



V. micrantha, Nutt. Small floivercd vetch. Shady banks 

 of streams in Wilcox county (Dr. Mohr)~April. 



V. Caraliniana, Walt. Carolina vetch. Dry open woods 

 soil in north Alnbama — Cullman (Mell), Blount (Dr. Mohr) 

 — April, May. 



V. acutifolia, Ell. South Alabama— Mobile (Dr. Mohr,) 

 March, May. 



V. LudovJciana, Nutt. Southwest Alabama — Mobile (Dr. 

 Mohr). 



25. LATHYRUS, Tourn. Everlasting -pea — Bitter Vetch. 

 Perennial Herbs. 



L. venosus, Muhl. Shady banks throughout upper 

 east Alabama, probably extendin<^ west— Lee, Clay (Mell), 

 Russell (Dr. Neisler), Cullman (Dr. Mohr) counties — June, 

 July. 



26. Apios, Boerh. Groundnut — Wild Bean. Perennial 



Herb. 



A. tuberose, Moonch. Growing near swamps from mid- 

 dle to northern Alabama — Lee, Macon (Mell), Eussell (Dr. 

 Neisler), Cullman, Winston, Madison (Dr. Mohr) counties, 

 extending into Tennessee (Killebrew) — July, August. 



27. CENTROSEMA. DC Spurred hutterfiy pea. Twin- 

 ing perennial herbs. 



C. Virginianum, Benth. Dry sandy soil from Lee (Mell) 

 and Eussell (Dr. Neisler), Mobile, Baldwin (Dr. Mohr) 

 counties. June, September. 



28. PHASED LUS. Tourn. Kidney bean. Prostrate or 

 twining herbs. 



