. 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. Botany. Gem us 25. PEA FAMILY. I. Geoprumnon crassicarpum (Xutt.) Rydb. Ground F'lum. Fig. 2530. Astragalus crassicarpus Xutt. Eraser's Cat. 1813. Astragalus carnosus Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 740. In part. 1814. A. caryocarpus Ker, Bot. Reg. 2: pi. Ij6. 1816. G. crassicarpum Rydb. in Small, Fl. SE. U. S. 616. 1903. Appressed-pubescent, branching at ^ the base, branches decumbent
. 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. Botany. Gem us 25. PEA FAMILY. I. Geoprumnon crassicarpum (Xutt.) Rydb. Ground F'lum. Fig. 2530. Astragalus crassicarpus Xutt. Eraser's Cat. 1813. Astragalus carnosus Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 740. In part. 1814. A. caryocarpus Ker, Bot. Reg. 2: pi. Ij6. 1816. G. crassicarpum Rydb. in Small, Fl. SE. U. S. 616. 1903. Appressed-pubescent, branching at ^ the base, branches decumbent or ascending, 6-15' long, mostly simple. Stipules ovate, acute, 2"-3" long; leaflets 15-25, xiblong, elliptic or sometimes obo- vate, obtuse, narrowed at the base, 3"-6" long, ii"-2i" wide; peduncles equalling or shorter than the leaves; flowers violet-purple, 8"-9" long, in short racemes; pods thick, glabrous, globose or oval, short-pointed. 8"-i2" in diameter. Prairies. Minnesota to Manitoba. Saskatchewan, Iowa, Missouri. Colorado and Texas. Fruit edible, collected by prairie-dogs for their winter store. April- June. Buffalo-pea, -bean or 3. Geoprumnon plattense (Nutt.) Rydb. Pl-itte Milk Vetch. Fig. 2532. Astragalus platlensis Nutt.; T. & G. Fl. N. A. I: 332. 1838. G. plattense Rydb. in Small. Fl. SE. U. S. 616. 1903. Villous-pubescent with spreading hairs, pros- trate or ascending. 6-12' high or long. Leaflets 13-29, oblong to obovate, obtuse at the apex, nar- rowed at the base, 4"-9" long, about 2" wide; stipules broad, ovate, pointed, 3"-4" long; flowers yellowish-white or tipped with purple, about 9" long, in short heads; pod ovoid, pointed, smooth, loosely pubescent, nearly straight. Prairies, Indiana to Minnesota and Nebraska, south to Alabama and Texas. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabil
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