Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, densely silky-strigulose.

ascending to erect or spreading-decumbent, diffuse, radiating, 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.

2–9 cm;

stipules distinct, 1–4.5 mm, papery at proximal nodes, herbaceous at distal nodes;

leaflets 5–15, blades oblong to ovate, obovate, or elliptic, 2–14 mm, apex obtuse to retuse, mucronate, or acute, surfaces villosulous.

15–45-flowered, flowers nodding;

axis (5–)7–17 cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–4 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

3–12-flowered, flowers spreading;

axis 0.4–3.5 cm in fruit;

bracts 1–3 mm;

bracteoles 0.

erect, 6–24 cm.

incurved, 1–4 cm.

1.2–5 mm.

0.5–2 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.

8.8–12.2 mm;

calyx campanulate, 4.8–6.3 mm, villosulous, tube 2.8–4.2 mm, lobes subulate, 1.8–2.8 mm;

corolla pink-purple or ochroleucous;

banner incurved through 90–110°;

keel 7.3–8.7 mm, apex bluntly triangular or deltate.

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.

deciduous from receptacle, spreading-declined, green or reddish becoming stramineous, incurved through 0.25–0.5 spiral, obliquely lanceoloid-ellipsoid, inflated, 12–20 × 4–8(–9) mm, thin becoming papery, shaggy-pilose, hairs lustrous, 1–2 mm.

(16–)18–30.

9–18.

= 22.