164 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI STUDIES [3°^ 



559. D. rigidum (Ell.) DC. [M. rigida (Ell.) Kuntze]. 

 Dry oak woods and thickets; frequent. 

 Massachusetts to Michigan and Nebraska; Florida to 



Louisiana. 



217. LESPEDEZA Michx. Bush clover. 



560. L. repens (L.) Bart. Creeping bush clover. 

 Hillsides and railroad banks. 



Long Island to Minnesota; Florida to Texas. 



561. L. procumbens Michx. Trailing bush clover. 

 Dry wild open places. 



Massachusetts and Michigan to the Indian Territory; 

 Florida to Louisiana. 



562. L. violacea (L.) Pers. Violet bush clover. 

 Open places and roadsides; common. 



New England to Minnesota and Kansas; Florida to 

 Louisiana and Mexico. 



563. L. Stuvei Nutt. Stuve's bush clover. 

 Dry wild places. 



Long Island to Michigan; Virginia to the Indian Ter- 

 ritory. 



564. L. frutescens (L.) Britton \L. Stuvei intermedia Wats.]. 

 Dry open places. 



Massachusetts to Ontario and Michigan; Florida to 

 Texas. 



565. L. Virginica (L.) Britton \L. reticulata Pers.]. 

 Very common in dry open places and thickets. 

 Massachusetts to Minnesota; Florida to Texas. 



218. VICIA L. Vetch. 



566. V. Cracca L. Cow vetch. 

 Roadsides and fields; uncommon. 



Newfoundland to British Columbia; North Carolina 

 to Missouri. 



