PEA FAMILY 135 



Plants low, pulvinate-cespitose perennials; stems scapiform. 



Calyx glabrous; leaflets minutely denticulate. VII. Nana. 



Calyx pubescent. 



Leaflets oval or obovate, strongly veined, and sliarply dentate. 



VIII. Gymnocarpa. 

 Leaflets lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, entlre-niargined and not strongly 

 veined. IX. Dastphyu-a. 



Heads more or less involucrate by rather conspicuous, usually more or less united bracts. 

 Plants low, densely cespitose, subacaulescent; bracts if at all united only at the base, 

 not aristate. 

 Plant densely pubescent. X. Andina. 



Plants glabrous. XI. Parrtana. 



Plants with elongated leafj stem; bracts xmited to a monophyllous involucre; leaflets 

 in ours spinulose denticulate. XII. Involtjcr.\ta. 



I. MAC!R0CEPHALA. 

 One species. 1. T. macrocephalum. 



II. Plumosa. 

 One species. 2. T. plumosum. 



III. Pratensia. 



One species. 3. T. pratense. 



IV. Longipedia. 

 Stem with spreading villous pubescence. 



Calyx two-thirds as long as the corolla; teeth 2-3 times as long as the calyx-tube. 



4. T. eriocephalum. 

 Calyx scarcely half as long as the corolla; teeth only slightly longer than the tube. 



5. T. villiferum. 

 Stem appressed-pubescent or glabrous. 



Banner broad, obtuse; calyx about one-third as long as the corolla. 



6. T. macilentum. 

 Banner narrow, acute or acutish; calyx one-half to one-third as long as the corolla. 



Plant cespitose from a woody root; stem ascending; corolla salmon-colored. 



7. T. Busbyi. 

 Plant erect, with a creeping rootstock. 



Calyx-teeth a little longer than the tube, the upper ones scarcely exceeding it 

 in length; plajit usiially less than 1.5 dm. high; corolla white. 



8. T. orbiculatum. 

 Calyx-teeth much exceeding the tube, the lower twice as long or nearly so; 



plant usually over 1.5 dm. high. 

 Lower part of the calyx glabrous, upper part and the teeth villous, with 



spreading hairs; corolla rose or purple. 

 Flowers 13-15 mm. long, reflexed in fruit. 9. T. confusum. 



Flowers 10-12 mm. long. 



Flowers reflexed in fruit; lateral veins of leaves arched. 



10. T. harneyense. 

 Flowers not reflexed; lateral veins of the leaves not arched. 



11. T. pedunculatum. 

 Calyx hairy throughout; coroUa white or yellowish white, rarely pinkish. 



Flowers not reflexed in fruit. 12. T. longipes. 



Flowers reflexed in fruit. 



Pedicels 1.5-3 mm. long; leaflets broadly oval, ovate, or obovate. 

 Stem low, decumbent, 1—3 dm. high; leaflets usually broadly 



obovate or oval. 13. T. latifoUum. 



Stem tall, erect, 3—4 dm. high; leaflets ovate. 



14. T. Aitonii. 

 Pedicels almost none; leaflets Unear-oblong to narrowly oval. 



15. T. Bydbergii. 



V. Altissima. 



Calyx-teeth twice as long as the tube, contorted; leaflets linear to elliptic. 



16. r. DouglaMi. 

 Calyx-lobes scarcely longer than the tube; leaflets oval to elliptic or lanceolate. 



Leaflets broad and obtuse; flowers about 1.5 cm. long. 17. T. Beckwithii. 



Upper leaflets lanceolate, acuminate ; flowers about 1 cm. long. 



18. T. Kingii. 



VI. REPENTIA. 



Plaint ascending; coroUa rose or pink, rarely white. 19. T. hybridum. 



Plant creeping; corolla white or tinged with pink. 20. T. repens. 



VII. Nana. 

 Heads 1-3-flowered; flowers not reflexed; calyx-teeth lanceolate; caudex thick, densely 



cespitose, with short branches. 21. T. nanum. 



Heads several-flowered; flowers reflexed; calyx-teeth subulate; branches of the caudex 

 more slender and elongate. 



Corolla purple, 15-20 mm. long. 22. T. Brandegei. 



Corolla white or light rose, 10-15 mm. long. 23. T. Haydenii. 



VIII. Gymnocarpa. 

 Flowers 10-12 mm. long. 24. T. subacaulescens. 



Flowers about 8 mm. long. 25. T. gymnocarpon. 



