320 METASPERMAE OF THE MINNESOTA VALLEY. 



Minn, valley: Throughout, forest districts and banks 

 of streams; rare W. of Chippewa valley; dry woods and thick- 

 ets. 



HERB.: Taylor 555, Minnesota lake; Ballard 533, 

 Cleary's lake, Scott Co.; Sheldon 646, Waseca; Ballard 647, 

 Chaska; Sheldon 1116, Springfield; Taylor 767, Glenwood; Bal- 

 lard 787, Swan lake, Carver Co.; Taylor 768, Glenwood; Shel- 

 don 1321, Lake Benton; Sheldon 1110, New Ulm; Bollard 459, 

 Prior's lake, Scott Co.; Taylor 722, Minnesota lake; Sheldon 

 772, Sleepy Eye; Oestlund 32, Hennepin Co.; Sandberg 136, 

 Goodhue Co.; Herrick 78, Minneapolis; Herb. Moyer(J2, Monte- 

 video. 



Pleurolobus paniculatus (LINN.). 



Hedysarum paniculatum LINN. Spec. 748 (1753). 

 Desmodium paniculatum DC. Prodr. II. 329 (1825). 

 Meibomia paniculata OK. Rev. Gen. I, 198 (1891). 

 Wats, and Goult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 140; Britt., Fl. N. J. 85; Webb., 

 Fl. Neb. 130; Upham, Fl. Minn. 45; Chap., Fl. S. St. 103; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 

 119; Coult., Fl. Tex. 85; Cov., Fl. Ark. 176; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 217. 



North America: Ont., N. Eng., N. J. to Fla. arid 

 Miss. ; W. to Minn. , Neb. , Dak. , Ark. and Tex. 



Minn, valley: S. E. districts and Ft. Snelling; thick- 

 ets and edges of forests; rare. 



HERB. : Holzinger 58, Winona Co. 



Pleurolofous dillenii (DARL.). 



Desmodium dillenii DARL. Fl. Cestr. 414 (1827). 

 Hedysarum marylandicum WILLD. Spec. Ill, 1189(1802) not Linn. 

 Desmodium marylandicum DC. Prodr. II, 328 (1825.1. 

 D. boottii TORR. Curt. Enum. Wilm. (1834). 

 Meibomia dillenii OK. Rev. Gen. I, 195 (1891). 



Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 140; Webb., Fl. Neb. 130; Britt., 

 Fl. N. J.85; Chap.; Fl. S. St. 103; Upham, Fl. Minn. 45; Mac., Fl. Can. I, 

 118; Cov., Fl. Ark. 176; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 216. 



North America: Ont. to N. Eng., N. J. and Fla.; W. 

 to Minn., Neb. and Ark. 



Minn, valley: N. edge of valley and infrequent; 

 forest openings and edges of thickets. 



HERB. : ? Kassube 54, Minneapolis. 



Pleurolobus canescens (LINN.). 



Hedysarum canescens LINN. Spec. 748 (1753) part. 

 H . viridiflorum WILLD. Spec. Ill, 1192 (1802). 

 H. scaberrimum ELL. Sk. II, 217 (1824). 

 Desmodium canescens DC. Prodr. II, 328 (1825). 

 D. viridiflorum DC. Prodr. II, 329 (J825) excl syn. 

 D. aikinianum BECK, Bot. 84 (1833). 



