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Fl v young fr. Dist. 20. side & divide. 3-6 in branching
from base, erect or spreading. St delicate angled
slightly pubescent. Lfto 2-4 per, often alternat
obovate, the longest 8x5mm, slightly reticulated at apex
with 3 point, smaller ones 5x3mm v some pupifer
ones tending more towards linear, slightly puber-
cent leaf on back. Sepals half-sagittate, sharply pointed,
sometimes deilate toward base & pubescent enough to
look ciliate, 2 or at least 1 pupifer ones with dark spot.
Tendril very short in most lvs but in some pupifer
ones longer & curled, simple or (in 2 cases) with 2 short
branchles. Fls solitary sessile, 12-14mm long.
Calyx seems regular, more a less oddish, with
5 lobes
coniculate.
sharp points green, pubescent & lobos ciliate.
Standard a very pale yellow w/ no colored veins
but tinged purplish in claw. Wings & keel still
paler (almost white). Very young fr. seems puber-
cent on edges only, at tips, if any, very short & thick.
Standard glabrous. Not like all 3 v. lutes BvN.
4-20-30! Ellis australis L. Bas #22, Box 283
Fl. Cult at what S.K calls "muleteer's house" on north
side & divide near top. Lvs just coming out &
fls fading. Stamens tops, 4 per. Fatties. At base of
filaments a hairy ring (did?) encircling ovary.