52 



Astragalus leptocarpus T. & G. Fl. N. A. i : 334 (1838). 



In sandy soil near and along the beach of both Nueces and Corpus 

 Christ! Bays. Usually small, only five or six inches high. 



March 12 (1443); type, locality, " near the Sabine river." 

 Astragalus Nuttallianus DC. Prodr. 2 : 289 (1825). 



Astragalus micranthus Nutt. Journ. Acad. Phila. 3: 122 (1821), 

 not Desv. 



Abundant in open ground at Corpus Christi; and always procumbent, 

 not " ascending or erect" Coulter. A poorly prepared specimen, not 

 made with a view to showing the character of the plant, would make it 

 appear as if erect. 



March 5 (1380); type locality, " naked places in the prairies of Red 

 river and the Arkansas." 

 Astragalus Wrightii A. Gray, Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist. 6 : 176 (1850). 



In dry stony ground along Town Creek and the Guadalupe, at Kerr- 

 ville, altitude 1625 ^ eet > growing near trees, but not directly shaded. 

 Apparently a rare species. 



April 23 (1633); type locality, " near Austin." 



MEIBOMIA Adans. Fam. PL 2: 509 (1763). 

 [PLEUROBOLUS St. Hil. Bull. Soc. Philom. 1812, 192 (1812).] 



[DESMODIUM Desv. Journ. Bot. 3: 122 (1813).] 



Meibomia paniculata pubens (T. & G.) A. M. Vail, Bull. Torr. 

 Club, 19: 112 (1892). 



Desmodium paniculatum var. pubens T. & G. Fl. N. A. i : 364 



Desmodium pubens Young, Fl. Texas 233 (1873). 

 On the left bank of the Guadalupe at Kerrville, in rich, open ground. 

 Scarce. 



June 20 (1893); type locality, "Tampa Bay, Florida." 

 Meibomia Tweedyi (Britton) A. M. Vail, Bull. Torr. Club. 19: 113 

 (1892). 



Desmodium Tweedyi Britton, Trans. N. Y. Acad. Sc. 8 : 183 



(1890). 



Specimens from the right bank of the Guadalupe, altitude 1600 feet, 

 growing in gravelly ground, have been referred to this species. The 

 flowers are yellow. Scarce. 

 June 13 (1846); type locality, Tom Green county. 



LESPEDEZA Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 70 (1803). 

 Lespedeza repens (L.) Bart. Prodr. Fl. Phila. 2: 77 (1818). 

 Hedysarum repens L. Sp. PL 749 (1753). 



