314 PAPILIONACEAE. (Vor, Il. 
1. Meibomia nudiflora (1,.) Kuntze. Naked-flowered Tick-trefoil. (Fig.2170. ) 
ZT Fledysarum nudiflorum I,. Sp. Pl. 749. 4 
Demonia m pla peaer Be erode. so, ae 
Meibomia nudiflora Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 197. 1891. 
Slender, erect or ascending, the leaves clustered 
at the summit of the sterile stems, the peduncle 
arising from the base of the plant, leafless or rarely 
with 1 or 2 leaves. Stipules subulate, deciduous; 
petioles 1/-4’ long; leaflets oval or ovate, glabrous 
or slightly pubescent, somewhat acuminate or with a 
blunt point, pale beneath, 1/-3/ long, the terminal 
one rhomboidal, the others inequilateral; panicles 
narrow, few-flowered; flowers rose-purple, 3//-5// 
long; bracts deciduous; calyx-teeth obtuse, the low- 
est one largest; loment 2-3-jointed, the joints longer 
than wide, straight or concave on the back, ob- 
liquely semi-rhomboidal, pubescent with uncinate 
hairs, the sutures glabrous; stipe nearly as long as 
the pedicel. 
In dry woods, Quebec to Minnesota, south to Florida 
and Louisiana. July—Aug. 
2. Meibomia grandiflora (Walt. ) Kuntze. 
Pointed-leaved Tick-trefoil. (Fig. 2171.) 
Hedysarum grandifiorum Walt. Fl. Car. 185. 1788. 
Hedysarum acuminatum Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 72. 
1803. 
Desmodium acuminatum DC. Prodr. 2: 329. 1825. 
Metbomia grandiflora Kuntze, Rev. Gen. P1. 196. 1891, 
Erect, glabrous, or somewhat pubescent, 1°-5° 
high. Leaves in a cluster at the summit of the 
stem, from which rises the slender peduncle; peti- 
oles 3/-6/ long; stipules subulate, generally persis- 
tent; leaflets ovate, acuminate, 2’-6’ long, pubes- 
cent with scattered hairs on both surfaces; panicle 
ample; bracts deciduous; flowers large, purple; lo- 
ment 2-3-jointed; joints longer than wide, concave 
above, obliquely rounded below, uncinate-pubes- 
cent; stipe as long as the pedicel. 
In dry or rocky woods, Quebec to Minnesota, south 
to Florida, Nebraska and the Indian Territory. 
June-Sept. 
3. Meibomia pauciflora ( Nutt.) Kuntze. 
Few-flowered Tick-trefoil. (Fig. 2172.) 
Hedysarum paucifiorum Nutt. Gen. 2: 109. 1818. 
Desmodium pauciflorum DC. Prodr. 2: 330. 1825. 
gli Ri pauciflora Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 198. 
1891. 
Decumbent or ascending, more or less pubes- 
cent with scattered hairs, 1°-3° long. Stipules 
subulate, deciduous; leaves alternate, distant, 
petioled; leaflets ovate, obtuse or bluntly acu- 
minate, pubescent, 1/-3’ long, the terminal one 
rhomboid; racemes terminal or sometimes also 
axillary, simple, few-flowered; calyx-lobes acute, 
ciliate; corolla white (?), about 3’’ long; loment 
1-4-jointed, the joints concave or straight on the 
back, obliquely rounded below, larger than 
those of the preceding species, uncinate-pubes- 
cent; stipe slightly shorter than the pedicel. 
In woods, Ontario? and western New York to 
Florida, west to Ohio, Arkansas and Louisiana. 
July-Aug. 
