176 Papilionaceae 



much longer than the leaves; calyx more 

 than half as long as the corolla with white 

 and shorter black hairs; calyx teeth and 

 bracts of the inflorescence densely glandular. 

 In dry open ground and alpine meadows 

 through the Rockies at the lower altitudes, 

 flowering in early June and forming dense 

 tufted masses of brilliant pink, blue, or 

 purple flowers; probably the most striking 

 species in the vicinity of Banff. 



Loosely soft- pubescent or silky, 



"decumbent or ascending 10-18 

 deflexus 



(Pall ) inches high. Leaves 4-6 inches 



Heller. long with 1 2-1 6 pairs of lance- 



Drooping- o j ate to oblong, acute leaflets, 



J-J an inch long. Flowers small, 



Oxytrope. 



l -/- pale purple, little more than J 

 of an inch long in slender spikes 2-4. inches 

 long 'on peduncles much surpassing the 

 leaves. Calyx nearly as long as the corolla, 

 with short black and longer white hairs; 

 fruit strongly reflexed. 



In moist open ground throughout the 



