180 Papilionaceae 



long leaflets, J-iJ inches long, obtuse or 

 sometimes notched or mucronulate at the 

 tip. Flowers bluish-purple about } of an 

 inch long, 3-9 in loose racemes, on peduncles 

 usually shorter than the leaves. 



In moist ground at the lower, altitudes 

 throughout the Rockies, climbing over the 

 surrounding shrubs and herbaceous plants; 

 flowering in July. 



Smooth or nearly so ; stems weak, 

 Vicia often zigzag, 1-2 feet long. 



hnearis Leaves tendril-bearing, with 4-7 



(Nutt.) . 



Greene pairs of narrowly linear or Imear- 



N arrow- oblong leaflets, 1-3 inches long, 



leaved entire, acute and mucronate at 



American ^ t - FloweTS ^ Qr 



Vetch. 



purplish, about j of an inch 

 long, 2-6 in loose racemes, on peduncles 

 shorter than or about equalling the leaves. 



In dry soil at low altitudes throughout 

 the Rockies especially near the line of the 

 railway; flowering during July. 



