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gubtus parce pilosis ; 
panicula terminali; lo~ 
menti articulis trian- 
gularibus, hispidis. 
Walt. p. 185. Mich. 2. p. 74. 
1056. Gron. Flor. Yirg. 108. 
little hairy underneath j 
panicle terminal; pods 
hispid, with the joints 
triangular. 
Pursh 2. p. 483. Sp. pi. Lin. 3. f*. 
Root , as in all of this genus, perennial. Stem erect and procumbent* 
furrowed, a little hairy towards the summit. Leaves very narrow, with 
the margins revolute, nearly glabrous, paler underneath, and a little hairy 3 
sometimes 3 — 4 inches long, 3 — 4 lines wide, common petiole about an 
inch long. Calyx 4-cleft, the inferior segment nearly twice as long as the 
others. Corolla purple. Lomentum generally 5-jointed. Joints nearly 
triangular. 
Grows in damp soils. 
Flowers August — September. 
5. Glabellum. Mich. 
H. erectum, glabri- 
usculum ; foliis terna- 
tis, ovatis, obtusis,sub- 
tus subglaucis ; pani- 
cula terminali ; lomen- 
ti articulis triangulo- 
rhomboideis. 
Erect, nearly gla* 5 
brous ; leaves tern ate, 
ovate, obtuse, slightly 
glaucous underneath $ 
panicle terminal; joints 
of the pod triangular 
approaching to rhom*' 
boidal. 
Mich. 2. p. 73 Pursh 2. p. 482. 
H. Paniculatum. Willd. Sp. ph 3. p. 1196. 
Stem erect and procumbent, about 2 feet high, pubescent ne&r the suftF 
mit. Leaves ovate, very obtuse, pale green with the veins distinctly re~ 
ticulate, sprinkled with hair on both surfaces, common petiole about half 
an inch long. Stipules dilated at base, acuminate and very acute. FJoffl* 
ers in a somewhat leafy panicle. Calyx 4-cleft, the upper Segment a§ ; 
usual a little broader than the others, the lower a little prolonged;. Coftilf 
la purple. Lomentum 3 — 5 jointed, the joints somewhat rhoihfooida?j 
hispid. 
Grows in shady places. 
Flowers August — SejpteMbeL 
