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Aniorpha canescens, Pursh. Shoe-strings. Lead-Plant. 



Very abundant on prairies throughout the state. 

 Paro.sela eiiiieandra, (Nutt.) Britton. Slender Parosela. 

 Dalea laxifiora^ Pursh. 



Common from the Missouri valley to the Black Hills. 

 Parosela dalea, (L.) Britton. Pink Parosela. 

 Dalea alopectiroides^ Willd. 



In sandy soils from the Missouri valley eastward; 

 occasional in the Minnesota and Sioux valleys; common 

 in the Missouri valley. 

 Parosela aiirea, (Nutt.) Britton. Golden Parosela. 

 Dalea aurea^ (Nutt.) 



On bluffs and loose soils from the Missouri valley 

 westward. 

 Kulinistera Candida, (Willd.) Kuntze. White Prairie 

 Clover. 

 Petalstemon candidus^ Michx. 



Very common on prairies throughout the state. 

 Kulinistera compacta, (Spreng.) Kuntze. Dense-flowered 

 Prairie Clover. 

 Petalstemon compacta^ Swezey. 



Occasional on dry plains from the Missouri valley 

 westward. 

 Kulinistera puri>urea, (Vent.) MacM. Violet Prairie 

 Clover. 

 Petalstemon violacens^ Michx. 



Common throughout the state; especially abundant in 

 sandy or gravelly soils. 

 Kulinistera villosa, (Nutt.) Kuntze. Hairy Prairie 

 Clover. 

 Petalstemon villosus^ Nutt. 



In the Bad Lands, east of the Black Hills. 

 Astragalus crassicarjius, Nutt. Buffalo Pea, Ground 

 Plum. 

 Astragalus caryocarpus^ Ker. 



Very common on prairies throughout the state. 



