Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, densely silky-strigulose.

decumbent to ascending or erect, villosulous.

(5–)7–17(–20) cm;

stipules connate-sheathing at proximal nodes, distinct at distal nodes, 2–14 mm, scarious;

leaflets (17–)21–35, blades linear, linear-oblong, -elliptic, -lanceolate, or -oblanceolate, (3–)6–26 mm, apex obtuse and apiculate or emarginate, surfaces strigulose, sometimes glabrous adaxially.

3–9(–10.5) cm;

stipules distinct, 2–5(–7) mm, papery at proximal nodes, herbaceous at distal nodes;

leaflets (9 or)11–21(–25), blades oblong-oblanceolate, narrowly obovate-cuneate, or linear-elliptic, 4–20(–22) mm, apex truncate-retuse to obtuse or retuse, surfaces villosulous abaxially, strigose to glabrescent or glabrous adaxially.

15–45-flowered, flowers nodding;

axis (5–)7–17 cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–4 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

(10–)15–40(–55)-flowered;

axis (3–)4–12(–18) cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–3.5 mm;

bracteoles 2.

erect, 6–24 cm.

erect or incurved-ascending, (4–)5–16 cm.

1.2–5 mm.

0.8–2.8 mm.

12.6–17.6 mm;

calyx (6.5–)8–11.4 mm, densely silky-strigulose, hairs white, tube 5–7.2 mm, lobes lanceolate-subulate, (1.5–)2–4.2 mm;

corolla ochroleucous, immaculate;

banner gently and slightly recurved;

keel 11.5–14.7 mm.

(10.5–)12–17.2 mm;

calyx campanulate to broadly cylindric, gibbous-saccate, 7–12.3 mm, strigose, tube 5.8–9.4 mm, lobes lanceolate to triangular-subulate or triangular, (0.8–)1–2.7(–3.5) mm;

corolla cream to pale lemon yellow;

banner usually sigmoidally arched and apex very abruptly and strongly folded over calyx to more than 100°, sometimes recurved through 50°;

keel 8.7–13.2 mm.

spreading to pendulous, stramineous, obliquely ovoid-ellipsoid or semi-ovoid, bladdery-inflated, somewhat compressed laterally, (20–)25–43 × 13–18 mm, thin becoming papery-membranous, translucent, lustrous, sparsely strigulose;

stipe filiform, 14–40 mm, pubescent.

pendulous, stramineous, straight or gently incurved, linear-oblong or obliquely ovoid-oblong, laterally compressed, 7–25 × 2.3–4.2 mm, somewhat fleshy becoming leathery, usually villosulous or strigulose, rarely glabrous;

stipe (3.5–)5–15 mm.

(16–)18–30.

(7 or)8–18.

= 22.