Field notebooks : Switzerland, 1931-1938
Page 250
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8-19-31 Dipsoacra sylvestris Huds #769=D-Hill Cote. II292,=D-L.Bon147,BVH228=D.sylvestris Huds SVKI 646.FL Bourret.Lower lvs.toothed,with downward curved hooks on mid-rib beneath 5a first thorn on upper surface. Nts as (SVK) infl begins opening in middle. 8-19-31 Melilotus altissima Thull CoteI334,V510,= M.altissimus Thull SVKI398=M.macrohiza Pers.Bon 76.Flv advanced but unripe fr.Bourret.Fl 5mm long in racemes longer than lvs.odorous,yeasty yellow,slightly dark and a little shorter than the equal wings of leaf.Pedunc lul 6 mm long,pubescent with short hairs (rather scattered), def.gel marticled on both faces (v.S.) beginning to show reticulation.Seeds notched and (v.S.) smooth.(Pod shaped like will Cote)Stipules small,and oblong. Lvs often oblong, truncated at apex,toothed,Plant forming spreading branches.(See 9-6-31 8-19-31 Trifolium patula L.#368,BVH391 & del II #304,Cote III.178,Bon267=T.patulum L.SVKI251 Unripe fr.Bourret. Branches long,decurrent,green with lighter ridges (20x) All parts slightly mealy (20x).Most lvs lance-linear(only a few lower ones broader),entire.Fruiting basts def.sloinbe with longiole reddish top.More or less mucicate with large red topped tubercles. Water found at Clin.