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2. 5 cm. in length, chartaceous, horizontal or ascending, ovate, 

 with a long, incurved tip, finely short-pubescent, minutely 

 reticulate-veined, unilocular, many seeded. 



Collected near Indian wells on the Colorado desert in south- 

 western California, C. R. Orcutt, February, 1890. Also near 

 Camiso creek, California, C. R. Orcutt, April, 1890. The char- 

 acters of the legume connect this species with Astragalus 

 praelongus Sheld., but the habit, pubescence, numerous leaves 

 and large stipules characterize it. 



Astragalus praelongus Sheld. Bull. Minn. Geol. and 

 Nat. Hist. Surv. n. 9:19. 1894. 



Astragalus procerus A. Gray. Proc. Am. Acad. 13: 369. 1878. 

 Not Astragalus procerus Boiss. and Haussk. in Boiss. Fl. Orient. J5: 

 464, 1872, 



the accepted name of a Persian species. 

 California and Nevada. 



Astragalus reventus A, Gray. Proc. Am. Acad. 15:46. 



1880. 



Oregon and Washington. 



Astragalus pattersoni A. Gray in Brandegee. Fl. S.- 



W. Colo. 285. 1876. 



Tragacantha pattersoni OK. Eev, Gen. PI. 2:947, 1891, 

 Colorado and Utah. 



Astragalus lialli A. Gray. Proc. Am, Acad, 6 : 224. 1866. 

 Tragacantha halli OK. Kev. Gen. PI, 2: 945. 189], 

 Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. 



Astragalus famelicus Sheld. Bull. Minn. Geol. and Nat. 

 Hist. Surv. n. 9 : 19. 1894. 



Astragalus fallax Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 20:362. 1885. 

 Not ylsfragfa^Ms/aZ/aa; Fischer. Syn. Astrag. Tragac. 27. 1853, 



a synonym of Astragalus mesoleios Boi$S. and Hohen. in Boiss. 

 Diag. I, 2 : 91. 1849, a Persian species. 

 New Mexico and Arizona. 



Astragalus greenei A. Gray. Proc. Am. Acad. 10:105. 



1881. 

 New Mexico. 



