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14. Aeschynomene L. 



1. A. virginica (L.) B. S. P. River banks: Pa. and N. J. to Fla., 

 west to La. 



Confined to the region in the Delaware River Valley from 

 Camden and Philadelphia southward. 



15. Stylosanthes Sw. 



1. S. biflora (L.) B. S. P. In dry soil: N. Y. to Fla., Ind., Kan. 

 and La. 

 N. Y. Occasional south of the moraine on eastern L. I., rare 



north of it; occasional on S. I., rare at Inwood, N. V. City, 



otherwise unknown. 

 N. J. Rare in Warren, Hunterdon, and Essex counties, increasing 



and common southward. 

 Pa. Monroe and Northampton counties, increasing and becoming 



common southward. 



16. Meibomia Heist. 



Loment not constricted above, deeply constricted below, long 

 stalked; leaflets broad. 

 Panicle arising from the base of the plant; peduncle usually 



leafless. 

 Panicle terminal. 



Leaves crowded at its base. 

 Leaves scattered along the stem. 

 Loment constricted on both margins, more deeply above than 

 below. 

 Stems trailing or reclining. 



Leaflets orbicular or nearly so. 

 Leaflets ovate or oval. 



Corolla whitish; leaves yellowish-green. 

 Corolla purple; leaves dull green. 

 Stems erect or ascending. 



Leaves sessile or nearly so; leaflets linear or lanceolate. 

 Leaves petioled. 



Leaflets narrowly linear; joints of the loment usually 



concave on the back. 

 Leaflets broad. 



Joints of the loment notably longer than broad. 

 Leaflets obtuse, rough-pubescent. 

 Leaflets long-acuminate, glabrous. 

 Joints of the loment little longer than broad. 

 Loment distinctly long stalked in the calyx. 

 Plants glabrous. 



Leaflets lanceolate or oblong. 

 Leaflets broadly ovate or oval. 

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1. M. nudiflora. 



2. M. traniifiora. 



3. M. pauciflora. 



4. M- Michaiixii. 



5. M. ochroleuca. 



6. M. glabella. 



7. M. sessilifolia. 



8. M. stricta. 



9. M. canescens. 

 10. M. bracteosa. 



11. M. paniculata. 



12. M. laevigata. 



