Papilionaceae 





Stems erect and branching, 6-18 



Homalobus i nc h es high, hairy throughout, 

 aborigin- 



trom an enlarged root. Leaves 

 orum 



(Richards) pinnate with 7-11 linear leaflets; 

 Rydb. stipules ovate, acute, foliaceous. 



Indian Flowers white, tinged with mauve, 



Vetch. . , -11 



in a loose raceme 1-2 inches long ; 



peduncles longer than the leaves, calyx 

 black-hairy, about J of an inch long, with 

 slender teeth nearly half as much longer; 

 corolla more than twice the length of the 

 calyx. 



An abundant species at the lower altitudes 

 in open dry ground on the eastern slopes of 

 the Rockies; flowering in early June. 



Aragallus Silvery-pubescent throughout, 

 monticola with appressed or slightly spread- 

 (A. Gray) ing hairs ; tufted. Leaves basal, 



Greene. ^_^ j ndnes ^ on g w { t h g_ I( ^ h'near- 



Mountain 



Ox oblong or lanceolate, acute or 



obtusish leaflets j-i inch long. 



Flowers pale yellow or creamy- white f of 



an inch or more long in dense heads, on 



