BIADELPHIA DECANDR1A* 
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beis, rugosis ; fasciciy 
!is axillaribus* pauci- 
floris, petiolo brevior- 
ibus. 
rugose ; clusters axib 
lary, few flowered* 
shorter than the peti- 
ole. 
Sp. pi. 3. p. 1061. Mich. 2. p. 63: var volubilis. Pursh 2. p. 486* 
Stein climbing over low shrubs, acutely angled, villous. Leaves gene- 
rally rhomboidal, the intermediate one sometimes almost round, triply 
nerved, common petiole 1 — 2 inches long. Stipules ovate, lanceolate, 
acute, villous. Flowers rarely exceeding 6 in each cluster; common pe- 
duncle about half an inch long. Calyx 4 parted, the segments very acute, 
somewhat falcate, as long as the corolla, the upper one 2-cleft. Corolla x 
small, yellow, vexillum reflected, the wing toothed only on the inner sid^ 
Legume falcate, villous. Seeds reniform, speckled, compressed. 
Grows in dry soils. 
Flowers May and July. 
3. Erecta. Walt,. 
G. caule erecto; fo- 
liis ternatis, ovalibus, 
subacutis; racemis ax- 
illaribus terminalibus- 
que, petiolo longiori- 
bus. 
Stem erect ; leaves 
ternate, oval, nearly 
acute ; racemes axil- 
lary and terminal, 
longer than the peti- 
ole. 
Nutt. 2. p. 114. 
G. tomentosa var. erecta. Mich. 2. p. 63. Pursh 2. p. 486* 
Trifolium erectum. Walt. 184. 
Root perennial. Stem erect, about 2 leet high, angled, tomentose. 
Leaves rugose, tomentose, triply nerved, the middle one sometimes rhom- 
boidal; common petiole, about an inch and a half long. Stipules subulate, 
villous, raceme simple, many flowered ; common peduncle, two or three 
inches long. Calyx four[parted,the upper segment bifid, all acute. Corolla s 
scarcely longer than the calyx, yellow, sometimes tinged with fulvous. 
Wings toothed near the base on each side. Legume falcate, mucronate^ 
villous. Seeds reniform. 
Grows in dry soils. 
Flowers from, June to August* 
4. Mollissima. E. 
G. caule erecto; fo- | Stem erect; leaves 
liis ternatis, foliolis J ternate, leaflets oval, 
