306 LBGUMINOSiE. 



teeth longer than the tube, densely plumose-hairy, nearly equaling 

 the small "purplish corolla; pod 1-seeded. . 



San FmncLo; Pacific Grove, H. P. Chandler; also in Chile, 

 whence perhaps introduced. Nearly related to T. albopurpureum. 



2 T amoenum Greene. Stout, simple and 1-headed, or once or 

 twice forked above and bearing 2 to several ^T^^SSSt 

 heads- herbage soft-pubescent; leaflets broadly obovate, obtuse or 

 rein e a apexW often cuneate at base, less than 1 in. o^ipule 

 ovate, acuminate, the uppermost broader, some unequally notched at 

 anex and with a long setaceous acumination borne m the notcn. 

 hllds Sobose exceeding 1 in. in breadth; calyx-teeth shorter than 

 fp^dS corolla, densely clothed with dull brownish 



hE Soiano Co. plains between Suisun and Elmira. May- June. 



S T dichotomum H. & A. Stems dichotomously branching or 

 the blanchesS from the base, 10 to 16 in. high, the ^rnodes 

 very long; herbage almost glabrous or appressed-pubescent the leaves 

 n o e pubescent than the stems; leaflets elhpti^^ 

 denticulate towards the apex 3 to 8 l^^oint gS^J 

 in Ions; stipules ovate, with a short subulate point .P edu ™£ & 

 elongated 7 in. long or less; inflorescence a short cylindrical spike. 

 S a a e 8 to 10 lines long or more; flowers showy, purple 

 anc^whTte 5 lines long; calyx-teeth silky long and slender, nearly 



° r q ot1 tZ%L ^^ti freouent on the higher 

 than on S lower hills: Ukiah; Calistoga; Conn Valley near St. 

 Helena; upper Vaca Valley. Apr. Passes into 



Var. turbinatum. Erect, commonly simple, 4 to 6 . h g h hea^ s 

 !ullT owly or broadly turbinate, about h in. high.— Hillsides at rioss 



Vallev. j . ,i i_ 



i t alhonurDureum T. & G. Ascending or erect, 4 to 14 in. 

 h^^roWo^Wte, less frequently ^^^fi^ 

 ulate towards the apex, obtuse or emarginate, 6 to 10 1 nes long 



SSs-saSs 8 J»\ffi i&S&s. 



PXTywC'clmmon in the Cast Range region, especially on the 

 lower hills. Variable. t ■ 



msmmm 



at Kare X 'in the typical form: low hills of northwestern Solano Co. 

 Am -Ma". Appearance suggestive of the Rabbit's Foot Clover, T. 

 agrariunTL.. of the eastern United States. 



