LEGUMINOSAE (Pulse Family). 

 Subfamily I. MIMOSOIDEAE. 



ACACIA (Tourn.) MiU. 



Acacia farnesiana (Wild.) Opoponax 



Vachelia farnesiana (L.) Wright and Am. 



Chapman Flora, p. 128; Small Flora, p. 578. 



All the summer. 



Distribution: — Louisiana, Southern Texas, Mexico. 



Louisiana: — Forming extensive thickets in cleared but un drained 

 swamp lands, especially in vicinity of New Orleans and the shores of 

 Lake Pontchartrain. 



DESMANTHUS Willd. 



Desmanthus illinoenis (Michx.) Max M. 



Desmanthus brachylobus Benth. 



Acuan illinoensis (Michx.) ILuntze. 



Chapman Flora, p. 128; Small Flora, p. 579; Britton and Brown HI. 

 Flora, II, 255, figure No. 2030. 



May to November. 



Distribution: — Minnesota to Tennessee, Florida, Colorado and Texas. 



Louisiana: — Empty lots in New Orleans, edges of ditches and swamps 

 in vicinity of New Orleans and Shell Beach. 



SCHRANKIA Willd. 



Schrankia angustata T. and G. 



Morongia angustata (T. and Cr.), Britton 



Chapman Flora, p. 127; Small Flora, p. 581; Britton and Brown 111. 

 Flora II, 256, figure No. 2031. 



June to October. 



Distribution: — Virginia to Florida, Louisiana. 



Louisiana: — Common over the State in dry, sandy fields. 



Schrankia uncinata Willd. 



Morongia uncinata (Willd.) Britton. 



Chapman Flora, p. 126; Small Flora, p. 581; Britton and Brown 111 

 Flora II, 256, figure No. 2031. 



June to October 



Distribution: — Virginia to Illinois and Nebraska, South to Florida 

 and Texas. 



Louisiana: — Dry, sandy fields over the State. 



