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Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust, 
Yellow Locust (L) 
Java Farm and Ivy Neck. Infrequent to moderately abundant in 
old fields and immature forest, often associated with Liquidambar 
styraciflua. Absent to infrequent in mature hardwood forest. Formerly 
cultivated at Java Farm, on south- and west-facing slopes overlooking 
meadow. Higman 264, 696, 1046. 
Desmodium 
1. Stamens monadelphous; stipe of loment (legume) 
equal to or exceeding the pedicel, more than 3 
times as long as calyx. 
2. Inflorescences axillary and terminal; flowers 
white. Expected (D. pauciflorum). 
2. Inflorescences terminal only; flowers rose to 
purple. (Also, flowering stem leafless or 
nearly so). 
3. Flowering stem leafless at base; leaves at 
apex of a sterile stem. Expected 
(D. nudfilorum). 
3. Flowering stem arising from a basal whorl 
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1. Stamens diadelphous (9 and 1); stipe of loment 
shorter than the pedicel, not over twice as long 
as calyx. 
4, Stipules ovate-attenuate, cordate at base, 
conspicuous. Expected (D. ochroleucum, D. canescens). 
4. Stipules linear to lance-ovate-attenuate, often 
deciduous. 
5. Loments with 1 to 3 articles. (Also, flowers 
not longer than 6 mm.; bracts not longer than 
3 mm.) Expected (D. rigidum, D. ciliare, D. marilandicum). 
5. Loments with 4 or more articles (occasionally 
only 3). 
6. Leaflets linear-lanceolate to lance-ovate, 
not ciliate, nearly glabrous; stem glabrous 
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6. Leaflets rhombic to ovate, ciliate, 
pilose on both surfaces; stem puberulent 
and/or pilose. 
