PLANTS OF MANHATTAN AND BLUE RAPIDS 103 



Parosela Dalca (L.) Britton. 



Manhattan. Along old river channel. 

 Parosela aurea (Nutt.) Britton. 



Blue Rapids. Once collected on the prairie eight miles 

 northwest, Aug. 10. 



Kuknistera Candida (Willd.) Kuntze. White Prairie-clover. 



Meadows and prairies. Common. June 25 (24). 

 Kuknistera midtiflora (Nutt.) Heller. Round-headed Prairie- 

 clover. 



Rocky hillsides. Common. July 25 (23). 

 Kuknistera purpurea (Vent.) MacM. Purple Prairie-clover. 



Meadows and prairies. Common. June 20 (20). 

 Robinia Pseudacacia L. Locust. Black Locust. 



Manhattan. Planted and occasionally escaped. May 15. 

 Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. Ground Plum. Buffalo Bean. 



Prairies. Common. Apr. 15 (15). 

 Astragalus plattensis Nutt. 



Prairies. Frequent. Apr. 15. 

 Astragalus carolinianus L. Carolina Milk Vetch. 



Margins of woods, lower hillsides, etc. Common. June 30. 

 Astragalus lotiflorus Nutt. Low Milk Vetch. 



Hillsides. Common. Apr. 15 (17). 

 Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh. Wild Liquorice. 



Dry roadsides and prairies. Frequent. June 5. 

 Meibomia grandflora (Walt.) Kuntze. 



Woods. Frequent. June 25. This and the following four are 

 called Tick-trefoil. 



Meibomia canescens (L.) Kuntze. 



Roadsides. Common. July 15. 

 Meibomia panicidata (L.) Kuntze. 



Manhattan. In dry soil. Aug. 10. 

 Meibomia illinoensis (A. Gray) Kuntze. 



Prairies and meadows. Common. June 25 (23). 

 Meibomia canadensis (L.) Kuntze. Showy Tick-trefoil. 



Along wooded banks. Frequent. July 30. 

 Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers. Bush-clover. 



Roadsides. Common. Aug. 5. 

 Lespedeza capitata Michx. Round-headed Bush-clover. 



Prairies. Common. July 30. 



