Flora of North America species comparison

phyllodic;

phyllode flat, not falcate, narrowly elliptic, 50–150 × 10–25 mm, venation parallel, with 2–4 prominent veins, minor veins prominent, apex acute to obtuse, apiculate, surfaces glabrous;

gland 1, 0–7 mm distal to pulvinus;

pulvinus 2–5 mm.

phyllodic;

phyllode flat, falcate, linear to narrowly elliptic, 100–200 × 12–28 mm, venation parallel, mostly with 3 prominent veins, minor veins prominent, apex narrowly obtuse, not apiculate, surfaces glabrous;

gland 1, 0–3 mm distal to pulvinus;

pulvinus 3–5 mm.

cylindrical spikes, densely flowered, 20–50 × 5–8 mm, solitary or in fascicles of 2 or 3 in leaf axils.

cylindrical, interrupted spikes, loosely flowered, 50–85 × 4–7 mm, solitary or in fascicles of 2 or 3 in leaf axils, rarely in pseudoracemes.

0–2 mm.

5–10 mm.

4-merous, bright yellow;

calyx 0.6–0.9 mm;

corolla 1.5–2.1 mm;

filaments 2.6–3.6 mm;

ovary pubescent.

5-merous, light golden yellow;

calyx 0.9–1.3 mm;

corolla 1.6–2.4 mm;

filaments 2.5–3.5 mm;

ovary pubescent.

elliptic in cross section, linear, 50–150 × 5–9 mm, somewhat constricted between seeds.

flattened, oblong, 30–160 × 8–18 mm, not constricted between seeds.

aril light yellow, folded several times into thickened, lateral, skirtlike aril covering seed apex.

aril light yellow, encircling seed.

= 26.