Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, densely silky-strigulose.

erect or ascending, densely silvery white-strigulose.

(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.

(2.5–)5–15(–16.5) cm;

stipules 1.5–5 mm, papery;

leaflet blades linear or linear-oblong, (3–)5–25(–34) mm, apex truncate-emarginate or subacute, surfaces sparsely strigulose abaxially, densely silvery white-strigulose adaxially.

15–45-flowered, flowers nodding;

axis (5–)7–17 cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–4 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

(4 or)5–20(–28)-flowered;

axis (2–)3–13 cm in fruit;

bracts 0.7–2.5 mm;

bracteoles 2.

erect, 6–24 cm.

erect, (5–)7–20 cm.

1.2–5 mm.

0.9–3 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.

15–22 mm;

calyx 5.5–9.5 mm, strigose, tube 3.6–5 mm, lobes subulate, (1.5–)1.8–4.3 mm;

corolla keel 10.7–15.3 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.

brownish or stramineous, strongly laterally compressed, 12–28 × 4–7.5 mm, fleshy becoming leathery or subligneous, glabrous;

septum 3.5–6 mm wide; stipitate (stipe 4–8 mm).

(16–)18–30.

= 22.