W111 



RED-AND-YELLOW-PEA 



Lo'tus wright'ii, syn. Anisolo'tus wright'ii 



Flowers single or in pairs, pea-like, 

 almost- stalkless 



Petals bright yellow, marked with 

 red, dissimilar; upper petal (banner) 

 broad; side (lateral) 2 petals (wings), 

 each with a pocket; lowest 2 petals 

 (keel) blunt, not beaked at tip 



Outer united flower parts (calyx) 5- 

 lobed, shorter than petals, the lobes, or 

 teeth, about as long as the united por- 

 tion (tube) 



Pod slender, K to 2 in. long 



Leaves alternate, stalkless, composed 

 oi several separate leaflets (compound 

 and even-pinnate) 



Leaflets 3 to 6, closely crowded to- 

 gether, stalkless, narrow, entire 



Stems slender, branched, beset with 

 fine, close and grayish hairs 



Taproot deep, rather slender (or oc- 

 casionally moderately stout) 



