. 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 102nd meridian . 4. Astragalus Hypoglottis L. Purple Milk Vetch or Cock's-head. Fig. 2537. Astragalus Hypoglottis L. Mant. 2: 274. 1771. Pubescent or glabrate, decumbent or ascending, slender, branched at the base, 6'-24' long. Stipules ovate-lanceolate, acute. 2"-$" long; leaflets 17-25. oblong or elliptic, obtusish and generally emarginate at the apex, rounded at the base, 3"
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 4. Astragalus Hypoglottis L. Purple Milk Vetch or Cock's-head. Fig. 2537. Astragalus Hypoglottis L. Mant. 2: 274. 1771. Pubescent or glabrate, decumbent or ascending, slender, branched at the base, 6'-24' long. Stipules ovate-lanceolate, acute. 2"-$" long; leaflets 17-25. oblong or elliptic, obtusish and generally emarginate at the apex, rounded at the base, 3"-/" long; flowers violet-purple, 6"-io" long, in dense heads; pods membranous, sessile, 2-celled, dehiscent, densely vil- lous with white hairs, ovoid-oblong, deeply furrowed on the back, 4"-5" long. Kansas to Minnesota, north to Hudson Bay, west to Alaska. Also in northern Europe and Asia. May-Aug. 5. Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A. Gray. Two-grooved ^lilk \'etch. Fig. 2538. Phaca bisulcata Hook. FI. Bor. Am. i: 145. 1833. Astragalus bisulcatus A. Gray. Pac. R. R. Rep. 12: Part 2, 42. pi. I. i860. Rather stout, erect, nearly simple, i°-3° high. Stipules membranous, ovate-lanceolate, acute, 4"-6" long; leaflets 17-27, oval or oblong, obtuse at the apex, narrowed at the base, 8"-i2" long; flowers deep purple, fS" long, in elongated narrow racemes ; peduncles longer than the leaves; pod i-celled, linear, stipitate, deflexed, pointed, glabrous at maturity, mem- branous, with 2 deep furrows on the upper side, 6"-lo" long. Plains and river-valleys, Nebraska and Colorado to Montana and Saskatchewan. June-Aug.
Size: 1885px × 2651px
Photo credit: © The Bookworm Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbotany, bookyear1913
