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45. Xylophacos lectulus (S. Wats.) Rydb. Bull. Torrey Club 

 52:371. 1925. 



Astragalus lectulus S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 22: 471. 1887. 

 Astragalus Purshii lectulus M. E. Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 10: 61. 1902. 



A densely cespitose perennial, with a much-branched caudex; stems decumbent, rarely 

 more than 1 cm. long; leaves 3-5 cm. long, the petioles usually as long as or longer than the 

 rachis; stipules lanceolate, about 5 mm. long; leaflets 5-9, elliptic or oblanceolate, 5-10 mm. 

 long, obtuse or acutish, silvery- villous; peduncles less than 1 cm. long; racemes 6- 1 2-flowered ; 

 bracts lanceolate, 2-3 mm. long; calyx densely white-villous, the tube about 5-6 mm. long, 2 

 mm. thick, the teeth subulate, about 2 mm. long; corolla dark-purple, about 14 mm. long; ban- 

 ner obovate, retuse; wings 2 mm. shorter, the blade rather broad, elliptic, with a large basal 

 auricle; wing-petals much shorter, strongly arched and rounded at the apex; pod densely 

 white-villous, about 12 mm. long, nearly straight, both sutures sulcate. 



Type locality: Bear Valley, San Bernardino Mountains. 



Distribution: San Bernardino Mountains, and near Sonora Pass, California. 



Illustrations: M. E. Jones, Rev. Astrag. pi. 56; Contr. W. Bot. 10: pi. 6. 



46. Xylophacos lagopinus Rydb. Bull. Torrey Club 52: 372. 1925. 



A cespitose perennial with a branched caudex; stems 2-10 cm. long, canescent; leaves 

 ascending, 3-5 cm. long; stipules lanceolate, about 5 mm. long; leaflets 5-9, mostly 7, obovate, 

 5-10 mm. long, rounded at the apex, silvery-villous; peduncles 1-4 cm. long; racemes 2-6- 

 flowered; bracts lance-subulate, 3-4 mm. long; calyx villous, the tube 4—5 mm. long, 2-2.5 

 mm. wide, the teeth 1-1.5 mm. long; corolla purplish, about 12 mm. long; banner obovate; 

 wings shorter, the blades lance-linear, acutish; keel-petals much shorter, strongly arcuate and 

 rounded at the apex; pod densely villous, 1.5 cm. long, 1 cm. wide, slightly inflexed. 



Type locality: Plains between Preneville and Bear Buttes, Crook County, Oregon. 

 Distribution: Oregon. 



7. Coccinei. Cespitose perennials, with very short stems. Leaves densely white-villous. 

 Corolla large, crimson, the petals nearly straight. Pod short, incurved, densely white-villous. 



47. Xylophacos coccineus (Parry) A. Heller, Muhlenbergia 

 2:217. 1906. 



Astragalus grandiftorus S. Wats. Proc. Am. Acad. 11: 370. 1882. Not A. grandiflorus L. 1753. 

 Astragalus Purshii coccineus Parry, West Am. Sci. 7: 10. 1890. 

 Astragalus coccineus Brand. Zoe 2: 72. 1891. 



A cespitose perennial, with a deep root and woody caudex; stems short and thick, less 

 than 1 dm. long, densely covered with leaf-bases and stipules; leaves ascending, 5-10 cm. long, 

 the rachis shaggy-villous with white hairs; stipules lanceolate, 5-10 mm. long; leaflets 7-15, 

 obovate or oval, 5-15 mm. long, usually rounded or obtuse at the apex, densely white-silky- 

 villous; peduncles 3-7 cm. long, shaggy-villous ; bracts deltoid to lance-linear, 3-5 mm. long; 

 calyx villous, tinged with red, the tube 12-15 mm. long, 3.5-5 mm. broad, the teeth subulate, 

 about 5 mm. long; corolla crimson, 3.5-4 cm. long; banner oblanceolate, slightly arcuate; 

 wings slightly shorter, the blade linear, with a rounded auricle; keel-petals slightly longer than 

 the wings, about equaling the banner, the blade oblong, scarcely at all falcate, merely rounded 

 on the upper edge at the base, without a distinct auricle; pod 3-3.5 cm. long, densely woolly, 

 1 cm. broad, only slightly arcuate, slightly sulcate on both sutures towards the base. 



Type locality: Inyo Range, California. 



Distribution: Mountains from San Diego to Inyo counties, California. 



Illustrations: M. E. Jones, Rev. Astrag. pi. 52; pi. 53, f. 177; Jep. Man. Fl. PI. Calif. /. 563. 



