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MEIBOMIA Adaus.Ftua.l'l. 2:509. 17(53. ' TuK Tkkioii.. 



(Hedvsauum L. Sp. PL 2 : 749. 1753. In part.) 



(Desmodium Dear. Journ. Bot. ser. 2, 1 : 122. 1813.) 



Aliout 160 species. Perennial herbs; mostly of warm and temperate North and 

 South America. Africa, and Australia. United States and Canada, 39. 



Meibomia nudiflora (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PL 1 : 197. 1891. 



Naked-stkmmed Peavine. 



Hedijsarum nudifforum L. Sp. PL 2 : 749. 1753. 



Desmodium nvdifiornm DC. Prodr. 2 : 330. 1825. 



EIL sk. 2 : 209. "Gray, Man. ed. 6, 138. Chap. Fl. 102. 



Alleji,henian to i^ouisianian area. Ontario, sontliern New England to Florida, 

 westi rn Minnesota to Arliansas. 



Alabama : All over the State. Shady woods. Clay County, 1,600 feet. Franklin 

 County, Russellvilk'. Cullman County. Bibb County, Pratt's Ferry. Autauga 

 County, Prattvillc. Montgomery, Clarke, and Mobik', counties. Flowers pur])lish 

 white. July to August ; nowhere abundant. 



Type locality : '• Hab. in \'irginia." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Her)). Mohr. 



Meibomia grandiflora (Walt.)Kuutze, Rev. Gen. PL 1 : 196. 1891. 



Lakge-floweked Peavine. 



Hedysaritm grandijiornm Walt. FL Car. 185. 1788. 



H. acuminatum Michx. FL Bor. Am. 2 : 72. 1803. 



Desmodium acuminatum DC. Prodr. 2 : 329. 1825. 



Ell. Sk. 2: 209. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 139. Chap. FL 102. 



Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Ontario; New England west to Minnesota and 

 Neltra.ska, south to Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas. 



Alabama: Over the State. Rich woods. Franklin County, Russellville. Cull- 

 man and Jiibb counties. Montgomery County, Pintlalla Creek. Mobile County. 

 Flowers purplish, July, August; not infrequent. 



Type locality : South Carolina. 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Meibomia pauciflora (Nutt. ) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PL 1 : 198. 1891. 



Few-eloweked Peavine. 



Hedysarum paucifiorum Nutt. Gen. PL 2 : 109. 1818. 



Desmodium pancijiorum DC. Prodr. 2 : 330. 1825. 



Gray, Man. ed. 6, 139. Chap. Fl. 101. 



Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Southern Ontario; Pennsylvania to Michigan 

 and Missouri, south to Arkansas, and from Tennessee to Florida and Louisiana. 



Alabama : Central Prairie region. Rich shaded woods. Montgomery County, 

 Pintlalla Creek. Flowers purplish, .June, July ; not frequent. 



Type locality : " In the shady forests of Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee (common 

 around Lexington, Ky.)." 



Herb. GeoL Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Meibomia arenicola Vail. Bull. Torr. Club, 23 : 140. 1896. 



Striped Tick Tkefoil. 



Jledijsarum lineatiim JSlichx. FL Bor. Am. 2 : 72. 1803. Not L. 1759. 



Desmodium. lineatiim ])('. Prodr. 2:330. 1825. 



Meibomia lineata Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PL 1: 196. 1891. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 218. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 141. Chap. FL 104. 



Carolinian area. Maryland and Virginia to Florida, west to Louisiana. 



Alabama : Mountain region, ^retamorjihic hills to Coast ]>lain. Grassy pine woods. 

 Lee County, Auburn ( /'. .*>'. Iiarh'),X{)0 feet. Mobile and Baldwin counties. Flowers 

 purplish, September, October; fre(|uent. Perennial. 



Type locality of i/('(i.i/srtr«m litieatum Michx.: "Hab. in Carolina." 



Herb. Getd. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Meibomia michauxii Vail, Bull. Torr. Club, 23: 140. 1896. 



Round-leaf Tick Tkefoil. 

 Hedysarum rotnndifolium Michx. FL Bor. Am. 2:72. 1803. Not \'ahl. 

 Desmodium rotinidifolium DC. Prodr. 2:330. 1825. 

 Meibomia rotundifolia Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PL 1 : 197. 1891. 



' Anna M. Vail, A preliminary list of the species of the genus Meibomia Heist, occur- 

 ring in the United States and British America, Bull. Torr. Club, vol. 19, pp. 107 to 

 118. 1892. 



