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O. splendens, Dougl.* Silvery Oxytropis. 



"A most elegant planf, witli its crowded, silvery, sillcy-villous foliage and spikes, 

 and deep blue corollas. It was gathered on the Chippewa river" | in Minnesota]. Grmj 

 in Pacific Railroad Report. Glenwood, Pope county, Uphani; Pembina, Doiujias, 

 Havard. West. 



GLYCYRKHIZA, Tourn. Licorice. 



G. lepidota, Pursli. Wild Licorice. 



Abundant westward, from St. Vincent to Iowa ; extending east to lake Pepin, Miss 

 Manning, Freeborn county and Minneapolis, Upham, the St. Croix river, Par7-y, Stearns 

 county, Camphcll, and the lake of the Woods at the mouth of Rainy river, Macoim; 

 but not reported in the region of the upper Mississippi river and farther northeast. 



HEDYSARUM, Tourn. Hedysarum. ® 



H. boreale, Nutt. Hedysarum. 



Lapham. [North shore of lake Superior, ^4 f/assfe.] North. 



DESMODIUM, DC. Tick-Trefoil. 



D. muliflorum, DC, Tick-TrefoiL 



St. Croix river. Parry; Anoka county, also New Dim, Juui; Blue Earth county. 

 Gedgr; Kedwood Falls, Pembcrton. Infrequent. South. 



D. aciiininatuiii, DC. Tick-Trefoil. 



Common southward ; extending north to the upper Mississippi river. Garrison; 

 Fergus Falls, Leonard. 



D. rotuudifoliuiii , DC. Round-leaved Tick-Trefoil. Trailing Tick- 



Trefoil. 

 Upper Mississippi river, Garrison. Infrequent. South. 



D. canescens, DC. Tick-Trefoil. 



Otter Tail county, Uphani; Nicollet county, Alton; Blue Earth county, Leibenj; 

 lake Pepin, Miss Manning. Infrequent. South. 



D. ciispidatiim , Hook. Tick-Trefoil. 



Lapham,. Upper Mississippi river. Garrison. Infrequent. South. 



D. Dillenii, Darlingfc. Tick-Trefoil. 



Stearns county, Gai-rison; Douglas county, Mrs. Terry; Minneapolis, Kassul)c,' 

 Steele county (common), Upham. South. 



D. paiiiciilatuin, DC. Tick- Trefoil. 



Upper Mississippi river. Garrison; Winona county, Holzinger; Hesper, Iowa, Mrs. 

 Carter. Infrequent. South. 



I>. Caiiadeiise, DC. Tick-Trefoil. 



Common through the south half of the state, and perhaps northward ; found at the 

 lake of the Woods, Da\oson, Burgess, and extending into Manitoba to the north end of 

 lake Winnipeg, Hnol^er. 



*0xYTK0Pis SPLENDENS, Dougl. Acaulesccnt, silvery, silky-villous throughout, G 

 to 12 inches high ; leaflets somewhat vertlcillate, 3 to 6 together, very numerous, lance- 

 olate, very acute, usually 5 to 10 lines long ; flowers in an oblong spike, erect, spreadingv 

 usually deep blue ; peduncles exceeding the leaves; flowers not much surpassing the 

 calyx ; pod ovate, erect. Porter and Coulter's Flora of Colorado, 



