. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 414 FABACEAE. Vol. 3. Lathyrus palustris L. Marsh Vetchling. Wild Pea. Fig. 2626. Lathyrus palustris L. Sp. PI. 733. 1753- L. palustris linearifolius Ser in DC. Prodr. 2: 371. 1825. Perennial, glabrous or somewhat pubescent; stems an- gled and usually winged, slender, i°-3° long; stipules half- sagittate, lanceolate, linear or ovate-lanceolate, s"-io&
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. 414 FABACEAE. Vol. 3. Lathyrus palustris L. Marsh Vetchling. Wild Pea. Fig. 2626. Lathyrus palustris L. Sp. PI. 733. 1753- L. palustris linearifolius Ser in DC. Prodr. 2: 371. 1825. Perennial, glabrous or somewhat pubescent; stems an- gled and usually winged, slender, i°-3° long; stipules half- sagittate, lanceolate, linear or ovate-lanceolate, s"-io" long, li -2i" wide; leaflets 2-4 pairs, lanceolate, oblong, linear or linear-oblong, acute or obtusish and mucronate at the apex, narrowed or rounded at the base, i'-2i' long, 2"-s" wide; tendrils branched; peduncles generally about equal- ling the leaves, 2-8-flowered; flowers purple, s"-7" long; pod linear, sessile, slightly pubescent, or glabrous, il'-2i' long, about 3" wide. In moist or wet grounds, Newfoundland to Alaska, Massa- chusetts, New York, South Dakota and British Columbia. Also in Europe and Asia. May-Aug. 4( Lathyrus myrtifolius Muhl. Myrtle-leaved Marsh Pea. Fig. 2627. Lathyrus myrtifolius Muhh; Willd. Sp. PI. 3: 1091. 1803. L. palustris var. myrtifolius A. Gray, Man. Ed. 2, 104. 1856. L. myrtifolius macranthus White, Bull. Torr. Club 21: 448. 1894. Perennial, usually quite gl&brous sometimes pubescent; stems slender, angled, not winged, i°-3° long, weak. Stipules obliquely ovate, or half-sagittate, 6"-i2" long, often 4"-6" wide and toothed; leaflets 2-4 pairs, mostly 3 pairs, oval, oval-oblong or ovate, mucronate and acute or obtuse at the apex, narrowed at the base, 9"-2' long, i"-7" wide, rather thin; ten- drils branched, peduncles equalling the leaves, or shorter, 3-9-flowered; flowers purple or pur- plish, similar to those of the preceding species; pod linear, glabrous, sessile,
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