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fous ; foliolis cuneato- 
obovatis, obtusissimis, 
supra glabris, subtus 
sericeis ; pedunculis 
oppositifoliis, elonga- 
tis, sub 3 floris ; legu- 
minibus recti usculis. 
Pursh 2. p. 489. 
T. Prostrata. Nutt. 2. p. 120. 
sile ; leaflets cuneate, 
obovate, very obtuse, 
glabrous on the upper 
surface, silken under- 
neath ; peduncles op- 
posite the leaves, long, 
generally 3-flowered ; 
pods nearly straight. 
Stem prostrate ancl pubescent. Leaves pinnate, subsessile, leaflets cu- 
rt e ate obovate, coriaceous, smooth above, sericeously villous underneath. 
Peduncles about 3 flowered, opposite to and longer than the leaves. Le- 
gume linear and nearly straight. Nutt. 
Common around Savannah in dry and sandy soils. Nutt. 
Flowers through the summer. 
MEDICAGO. Gen. Pe. 1214. 
Carina corollae a 
vexilio deflectens. 
Legumen compres- 
sion, cochleatum. 
1. Lupulina. 
M. spicis ovalibus ; 
Jeguminibus reniform- 
ibus, monospermis ; 
stipulis integerrimis ; 
foliolis obovatis; cau- 
libus procumbentibus. 
Keel of the corolla 
bending from the vex- 
illum. Pod compres- 
sed, spiral. 
Spikes oval; pods 
reniform, one seeded; 
stipules entire; leaflets 
obovate ; stems pro- 
cumbent. 
Willd. Sp. pi. 1406. Walt. p. 186. Mich. 2. p. 60. Pursh. 5. p. 
490. 
Stem diffuse, prostrate and assurgent, rarely exceeding a foot in height, 
angled, hairy. Leaves ternate, nearly sessile ; leaflets obovate, emargi- 
nate, denticulate near the summit, hairy. Stipules obliquely lanceola te, 
acuminate, hairy, extended at base, longer than the petiole. Flowers 
ifr oval or globular axillary heads, common peduncles about an inch 
