. 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. 3. Medicago hispida Gaertn. Toothed Medic. Bur Clover. Fig. 2470. Medicago hispida Gaertn. Fr. & Sem. 2: 349. 1791. Medicago denticulata Willd. Sp. Ph 3: 1414. 1803. Annual, branched at the base, the branches spreading or ascending, glabrous or with a few appressed hairs. Leaves petioled ; leaflets obovate, rounded, emarginate or obcordate, cuneate, crenu-
. 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. 3. Medicago hispida Gaertn. Toothed Medic. Bur Clover. Fig. 2470. Medicago hispida Gaertn. Fr. & Sem. 2: 349. 1791. Medicago denticulata Willd. Sp. Ph 3: 1414. 1803. Annual, branched at the base, the branches spreading or ascending, glabrous or with a few appressed hairs. Leaves petioled ; leaflets obovate, rounded, emarginate or obcordate, cuneate, crenu- late, s"-8" long; stipules dentate; flowers few, yellow, i" long, in small, peduncled heads; pod several seeded, spirally twisted, the 2 or 3 coils flat and rather loose, elegantly reticulated with elevated veins, the thin edge armed with i or 2 rows of curved prickles and not furrowed. In waste places and in ballast about the seaports. Nova Scotia to Pennsylvania, Florida, Nebraska, Texas and also on the Pacific Coast. Bermuda. Fugi- tive or adventive from Europe. Native also of Asia and widely distributed as a weed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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