572 PLANT LIFE OF ALABAMA. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 213. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 139. Chap. Fl. 103. 



Alleghenian to Louisianian area. Ontario; New England to Michigan and Mis- 

 souri, south to Florida, Louisiana, and Arkansas. 



ALABAMA: Over the State. Dry light soil, open woods. Flowers rose-color, 

 August to October. Common, particularly in the pine barrens. Perennial. 



A sinoothish form, leaves strongly reticulated and with elongated peduncles; 

 occurs on rocky declivities of Alpine Mountain, Talladega County. 



Type locality : "Hab. in Carolina." 



Herb. Geol. Sarv. Herb. Mohr. 



Meibomia ochroleuca (M. A. Curtis) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PL 1: 198. 1891. 



Desmodium ochroleucum M. A. Curtis ; Canby, Proc. Acad. Phila. 1864 : 17. 1864. 



Carolinian area. 



ALABAMA: Mountain region. Open rocky woods. Dekalb County, brow of Look- 

 out Mountain near Mentone. Flowers whitish, August. 



Type locality: "In an open woodland, one mile south of 'Public Landing' (on 

 Chingoteague Bay), Worcester County, Md." 



Meibomia glabella (M ichx. ) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 1 : 198. 1891. Low TICK TREFOIL. 



Hedysarum glabellum Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2 : 73. 1803. 



Desmodium humifuaum Beck, Bot. 86. 1833. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 211. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 139. Chap. Fl. 103. 



Alleghenian and Carolinian areas. North and South Carolina. 



ALABAMA: Mountain region. Rocky woods. Talladega County, rocky summit of 

 Alpine Mountain near Renfroe, 1,600 feet, trailing over the sandstone cliffs. Octo- 

 ber; rare. 



Agrees perfectly with Michaux's type. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Carolina inferiore." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Meibomia stricta (Pursh) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PL 1 : 198. 1891. ERECT TICK TREFOIL. 



Hedysarum strictum Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 2 : 483. 1814. 



Desmodium strictum DC. Prodr. 2 : 329. 1825. 



Ell. Sk. 2 : 210. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 140. Chap. Fl. 103. 



Carolinian and Louisianian areas. New Jersey to Florida, west to Louisiana and 

 Arkansas. 



ALABAMA: Central Pine belt to Lower Pine region. Autauga, Montgomery, Escam- 

 bia, Mobile, and Baldwin counties. Flowers purplish, August, September; frequent, 

 particularly in the pine forests. 



Type locality: "In pine-woods of New Jersey." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Meibomia tenuifolia (Torr. & Gray) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 1 : 196- 1891. 



NARROW-LEAF TICK TREFOIL. 



Desmodium tenuifolium Torr. & Gray, Fl. N. A. 1 : 363. 1838. 



Chap. Fl. 103. 



Louisianian area. Florida to North Carolina, west to western Louisiana and 

 Missouri. 



ALABAMA : Central Prairie belt to Lower Pine region. Dry sandy pine barrens. 

 Wilcox County (Buckley). Washington, Baldwin, and Mobile counties. Flowers 

 purplish, September, October; frequent. 



Type locality: "In shady sandy places, Wilmington, N. C., Mr. Curtis ! Florida, 

 Dr. Chapman! Alabama, Mr. Buckley! Western Louisiana, Dr. Hale!" 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



Meibomia canescens (L. ) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 1 : 195. 1891. HOARY TICK TREFOIL. 



Hedysarum canescens L. Sp. PI. 2 : 748. 1753. 



H. viridijlorum Willd. Sp. PI. 3: 1192. Not L. 



H. scaberrimum Ell. Sk. 2 : 217. 1824. 



Desmodium canescens DC. Prodr. 2 : 328. 1825. 



Ell. Sk. 1. c. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 139. Chap. Fl. 102. 



Alleghenian to Carolinian area. Ontario; New England (Vermont) west to Min- 

 nesota and Nebraska, south to eastern Texas, and from New York to Florida and 

 Arkansas. 



ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley to Coast plain. Shaded borders of woods. Clay 

 County, Shinbone Valley, 1,000 feet. Franklin County, Russell ville. Talladega, 

 and Mobile counties. Flowers deep rose-color, August, September. 



Type locality : " Hab. in Virginia, Canada." 



Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 



