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Leguminosae 



Errazurizia Benthami (Brge.) Jtn., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. IV, 

 12:1043. 1924. 



Dalea Benthami Brge., Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. II, 2:148. 1890. 



Cannery Bay on east side of Cedros Island, March 14, Elmore A20, 

 on rocky, sandy, exposed, gentle slope of alluvial fan. East side of Cedros 

 Island, July 10, Rempel 341, alluvial fan and hill side. 



Known only from the Sierra Vizcaino area and the neighboring 

 islands; type from Santa Margarita Island. 



This is a low stiff shrub with short intricate branches, gray twigs, 

 and conspicuously gland-dotted light gray leaves, the whole often matted 

 into a low rounded crown. Both Johnston and Rydberg have indicated 

 the advisability of separating this species (together with the related E, 

 megacarpa from the California Gulf Region), with its regular non- 

 papilionaceous corolla, from the genus Dalea, having a typical papili- 

 onaceous corolla; a view with which the writer thoroughly agrees. Un- 

 fortunately, Phillip's awkward name, Errazurizia, (Ann. Univ. Chile 

 1872:688) has priority over Rydberg's Psorobatus (N. Am. Fl. 24:41. 

 1919). It was reported to Elmore by local informant as edible to human 

 beings, but caused insanity among animals. The informant may have 

 been confusing the plant with members of the genus Astragalus. 



Lotus humilis Greene, Pittonia 2:140. 1890. 

 Cannery Bay on east side of Cedros Island, March 14, Elmore A27. 

 A low prostrate winter annual common to the sands of central Baja 

 California and Cedros Island; type from San Bartolome Bay. 



LupiNUS PoNDii Greene, Pittonia 1:288. 1889. 



Cannery Bay on east side of Cedros Island, March 14, Elmore Al, 

 a few plants in a dry wash. 



Central and northern Baja California and Cedros Island; type from 

 San Bartolome Bay, Baja California. It is a low annual herb with 

 spreading stems, sparse, coarse, long pubescence, and the flowers glomer- 

 ate along the rachis of the inflorescence, according to the specimen at 

 hand. 



Zygophyllaceae 



Fagonia laevis Standi., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 24:249. 1911. 



Cannery Bay on east side of Cedros Island, March 14, Elmore A18, 

 gentle slope with rocky sandy soil on alluvial fan; flowers light purple. 



