184 LEGDMINOSiE. Lespedeia. 



than the leaves ; calyx scarcely exceeding the oval legume. — Ell. sk. 2. p. 207 ; Torr. com- 

 pend. p. 267 ; Torr. 4- Gr.fl. N. Am. 1. p. 368. L. polystachya, Michx. fi. 2. p. 71. t. 40 ; 

 Pursh,J{. 2. p. 480; DC.prodr. I. p. 349; Hook. ft. Bor.-Am. l.p. 156; Beck, hot. p. 87-^ 

 Darlingt. fl. Cest. p. 421. L. villosa, Pers. syn. 2. p. 318; DC. I. c. Hedysarum hirtum, 

 Linn. sp. 2. p. 748 ; Willd. sp. 3. p. 1193. 



Stem 2-4 feet high, paniculatcly branched. Leaflets about an inch long, sometimes 

 broadly obovate, strongly pubescent underneath, and sometimes also above, with appressed 

 hairs. Stipules narrowly lanceolate. Spikes an inch in length, on rather short axillary 

 peduncles 1-3 inches in length. Calyx deeply 5-parted, hairy. Corolla yellowish- white. 

 Legume very villous. 



Dry hill-sides and sandy fields ; rather common. August - September. 



5. Lespedkza gapitata, Michx. " Round-headed Lespedeza. 



Stem erect, nearly simple, villous-pubescent ; leaves on very short petioles ; leaflets varying 

 from elliptical to linear, silky underneath ; spikes capitate, on short peduncles ; calyx much 

 shorter than the oval legume. — Michx. fl. 2. p. 71 ; Pursh, fl. 2. p. 480 ; Nutt. gen. 2. 

 p. 107 ; Bigel. fl. Post. p. 272 ; DC. prodr. 2. p. 349 ; Beck, hot. p. 87 ; Torr. <^ Gr. fl. 

 N. Am. 1. p. 368. L. frutescens. Ell. sk. 2. p. 206 ; Beck, hot. p. 87 ; Darlingt. fl. Cest. 

 p. 421. L. fruticosa, Pers. syn. 2. p. 318. Hedysarum frutescens, Willd. sp. 3. p. 1193, 

 not oi Linn. sp. ed. 1. 



var. vulgaris : leaflets elliptical-oblong, smooth, or somewhat pubescent above. Torr. ^ 

 Gr. I. c. 



var. angustifolia, Pursh : leaflets linear, narrow, elongated, smooth above ; peduncles 

 longer. Torr. ^ Gr. I. c. L. angustifolia. Ell. I. c. ; DC. I. c. 



Stems 2-4 feet high, straight, the pubescence often tawny, entirely herbaceous. Leaflets 

 1 - 1 J inch long : in the common variety, 4-6 lines wide ; in the other form, scarcely two 

 lines ; when young, commonly silky-pubescent on both surfaces, but finally smoothish above. 

 Spikes oblong or nearly globose, scarcely an inch long ; the peduncles 4-6 lines in length. 

 Calyx very hairy, deeply 5-parted. Corolla white or cream-colored. Legume hairy, scarcely 

 more than half the length of the calyx. 



Sandy fields ; southern part of the Statej and valley of the Hudson ; also on Long Island. 

 August - September. 



