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5. Meibomia dillenii (Darl.) Kuntze. 



In the southeastern part of the state. Weeping Water. 



6. Meibomia paniculata (L.) Kuntze. 



Wooded bluffs in the southeastern part of the state. Nemaha; Rich- 

 ardson County; Washington County. 



26. Lespedeza. 562. 



1. Lespedeza capitata Michx. 



Common on prairies in the eastern and central parts of the state. 



Ainsworth; Halsey; Kearney; Laurel; Lincoln; Republican. 



27. Lathyrus. 567. 



Flowers purple. 



Glabrous or somewhat pubescent when young, flowers 2-2.5 cm. long. 



1. L. ornatus. 

 Grayish-pubescent all over, flowers less than 2 cm. long. 



1a. L. ornatus incanus. 

 Flowers yellowish. 1b. L. ornatus flavescens. 



1. Lathyrus ornatus Nutt. 



Common throughout the state. Fremont; Grand Island; Long Pine; 



Ft. Robinson; Shelton. 



1a. Lathyrus ornatus incanus Smith & Rydberg. 



In the western part of the state. Ft. Robinson; Sheridan; White 



River. 



lb. Lathyrus ornatus flavescens Rydb. 



In sandy soil in the western part of Jthe state. Dodge, Kearney and 



Cherry Counties. 



28. VIcla. 565. 



Flowers numerous in dense, 1-sided racemes. 1. V. villosa. 



Flowers 2-9, in loose racemes. 



Leaflets elliptic to linear-oblong, stipules toothed. 



Stems smooth or nearly so, leaflets elliptical or ovate-oblong. 



2. V. americana. 

 Stems generally more pubescent, leaflets linear-oblong or cuneate. 



2a. V. amer. truncata. 

 Leaflets linear, stipules narrow and less toothed. 



2b. V. amer. linearis. 



1. Vicia villosa Roth. Hairy Vetch. 

 Introduced and still rare. Riverton; Tecumseh. 



2. Vicia americana Muhl. American Vetch, 

 Rich soil in the eastern part of the state. University Place; Weeping 

 Water. 



2a. Vicia americana truncata (Xutt.) Brewer. 



All streams mostly in the eastern part of the state. Nebraska City; 

 Peru; Gordon; Whitney. 



2b. Vicia americana linearis (Nutt.) S. Wats. 



Dry prairies throughout the state. Antelope County; Callaway; Emer- 

 son; Fairbury; Lincoln; Minden; Red Cloud, 



