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MONADELPHIA POLYANDKUj 
tariis, axillaribus,lon- 
gitudine petiolorum ; 
calyce exteriore fili- 
formi. Pursh 2. p. 
452 . 
lary, as Song as the pe- 
tioles ; exterior calyx 
filiform. 
Among the undetermined specimens in ni}J l ]i£rbarium^l have one which 
may possibly belong to this species. 
Root perennial? Stem 12 — 18 inches high, branching, tomentose ra- 
ther than hispid, pubescence stellular. Leaves lanceolate, somewhat rhom- 
boidal, serrate, a little hairy on both surfaces, on petioles 1 — 2 lines long. 
Flowers on small axillary branches, so crowded and so nearly sessile that 
though strictly solitary on each axil, they appear fasciculated. Stipules 
subulate, hairy, longer than the petioles or peduncles. Calyx angular, 
hairy. Petals yellow, a little longer than the calyx. 
The mature capsule I have not seen, ^ 
This plant has no exterior calyx, but in the dried specimens the stipules 
are very often found adhering to the calyx as if connected with it. 
Grows in sandy soils. 
Flowers July-August. 
3. Rhombifolia. 
S. foliis oblongo- 
lanceolatis, dentatis, 
basi cuneiformibus, in- 
tegerrimis ; peduncu- 
lis petiolis multo lon- 
gioribus ; capsulis bi- 
cornibus. 
Leaves oblong, lan- 
ceolate, toothed, cu- 
neate and entire at 
base ; peduncles much 
longer than the peti- 
oles ; capsules two 
horned. 
Sp. pi. 3. p. 740. Mich. 2. p. 43. Pursh 2. p. 452. Nutt. 2. p. 81. 
Root perennial, stoloniferous. Stem suffruticose, 1 — 2 feet high, branch- 
ing, covered as well as the undfcr surface of the leaves with a stellular pu- 
bescence. Leaves in alternate clusters, a little hairy on the upper surface 
slightly glaucous underneath. Petioles 2 — 3 lines long. Stipules seta- 
ceous, as long as the petioles. Floicers axillary, in general solitary. Pe- 
duncles 2 — 3 inches long. Calyx 5-angled, pubescent, persistent, 5-cleft. 
Petals obovate, yellow, about an inch long. Staminiferous column 
scarcely half as long as the corolla. Style as long as the stamens. Cap- 
sules about 12, aggregated in a depressed spherical head. Seed 1 in each 
capsule. 
Grows in dry pastures. 
Flowers from July— October. 
