Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, densely silky-strigulose.

strigulose-canescent.

(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.

1–4(–6) cm;

stipules 1.5–4.5 mm, subherbaceous becoming papery;

leaflets 7–11(–17), blades elliptic to obovate, 1.5–10 mm, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces strigose.

15–45-flowered, flowers nodding;

axis (5–)7–17 cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–4 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

1–4-flowered, flowers ascending;

axis 0–8 mm in fruit;

bracts 1.2–3 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

erect, 6–24 cm.

divaricate or incurved-ascending, 0.8–4.5 cm.

1.2–5 mm.

0.7–4 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.

6–8 mm;

calyx 3.7–5.5 mm, strigulose, tube 1.5–2.8 mm, lobes subulate, 1.9–3 mm;

corolla pink-purple;

banner recurved through 80°;

keel 6–7.4 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.

spreading-ascending, purple-mottled becoming stramineous, incurved, obliquely oblong, 3-sided and laterally compressed, 8–10 × 3–4 mm, papery, strigulose, hairs often contorted;

gynophore 0–0.8 mm.

(16–)18–30.

7–10.

= 22.