DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
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verse obtusa. Lo- 
mentum pluri-articula- 
tum. Articulis trun- 
catis, 1-spermis. 
1. Nudiflorum, 
H. foliis ternatis, 
lato-ovalibus, acumi- 
natis, subtus glauces- 
centibus ; scapo pani- 
culato, glabro, caule 
foliifero altiore;lomen- 
ti articulis subrotundo- 
triangularibus. 
Sp. pi. 3. p. 1198. Walt. 185. 
versely obtuse. Pod 
(Lomentum ) many 
jointed. Joints trun- 
cate, 1-seedcd, 
Leaves ternate, o- 
val, broad, acuminate, 
slightly glaucous un- 
derneath; scape pani- 
culate, glabrous, taller 
than the stem ; joints 
of the pod obtusely 
triangular. 
Mich. 2. p. 71. Pursh 2. p. 483. 
Root perennial. Stem generally erect, 6 — 8 inches high, simple, pu- 
bescent, with the leaves crowded near the summit. Leaves ternate, leaf- 
lets ovate, slightly acuminate, pubescent, a little scabrous, particularly on 
the upper surface. Common Petioles 3 — 5 inches long. Flowers in a 
panicle 2 — 3 feet long, the common peduncles shooting from the base of 
the stem, partial peduncles generally in pairs, about an inch and a half 
long, pubescent. Calyx 4-cleft, the upper segment sometimes bifid, the 
lower longer than the rest. Corolla purple. Petals equal. Vexillum 
marked at base with two dark purple spots. Segments of the staminife - 
rons tube unequal. Lomentum 3 — 4 jointed, pubescent. 
Grows in dry rich shaded soils. 
Flowers June — August. 
2. A CUMIN ATUM. Mich. 
H. erectum, sim- 
plex, pubescens ; fo- 
lds ternatis, rotunda- 
to-ovatis, longe ac-u- 
rn inat is, parce pilosis; 
panicula terminali, lon- 
gissime pedunculata. 
Erect, simple, pu- 
bescent ; leaves ter- 
nate, ovate, nearly 
round, conspicuously 
acuminate, a little 
hairy; panicle termi- 
nal, on a very long pe- 
duncle. 
Mich. 2. p. 72, Pursh 2. p. 483. 
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