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3-26-30? Hippocrepis uncaligera L. Knuth 113
Bar 150, Bon 9) Fl. "road lone" near panoramic view
at top wherever. Ex. Drops. Leaves show more clear
[illegible] fr as disc. but this seems only legume in Bar
with odd-pinnate lvs & 2 seeds. yellow fls in
axils. Plant prostrate with many ray-like bands.
es from base 2-4 in long. Branches simple or %
relatively thick. -calyx 1 1/2 in calyx of 13-9fls the
lower pairs often not exactly opp. Stipules free,
lanceolate 3-4 mm. acute, ciliate towards apex,
green with indefinite whitish borders. lfts orbic
& long 3-4 mm x 2-2 1/2 mm entire, mostly definitely
notched at apex and mucronulate. Sts long & broad.
fls yellows, 1-2 almost sessile in upper axils, 8mm
long. Calyx 4 mm. slightly puberulent, rather 2-lipped
the upper 2 teeth being longer than the rest or
united more than 1/2 way to the acute tips. The
other 3 narrower, more simply acute & with
under sinuses. Standard larger than wings or
wings equal to or a little larger than beak (in the
freshest fls studied 3-27-30) inclined to curl out into
it. Claw of standard raised above the claw so one
can see daylight thru the lateral sinuses of calyx.
Stamens diadelphous, some of them relatively very
much enlarged just at apex. Style narrow, flat
for a bit with small stigmatic surface & tip.
Leaves linear, glabrous, 6 veined, not divided by