Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, densely silky-strigulose.

prostrate to decumbent or ascending, 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.

4–12 cm;

stipules 2–8 mm, subherbaceous or papery;

leaflets (9 or)11–21(or 23), blades linear-oblong to narrowly elliptic, (3–)5–20(–24) mm, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces strigulose abaxially, glabrous or glabrate adaxially.

15–45-flowered, flowers nodding;

axis (5–)7–17 cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–4 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

(10–)15–50-flowered;

axis (1.5–)3–8 cm in fruit;

bracts 1–3 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

erect, 6–24 cm.

erect or incurved-ascending, (2–)5–12 cm.

1.2–5 mm.

0.3–1.2 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.

4.2–6.2 mm;

calyx 2.5–3.6 mm, strigulose, tube 1.7–2 mm, lobes subulate, 0.8–1.8 mm;

corolla yellow to green, suffused pale lavender, fading ochroleucous, wing tips pale or white;

banner recurved through 45–90°;

keel 3.7–5 mm, apex round.

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.

stramineous, narrowly lanceoloid or linear-ellipsoid, 6–12 × 1.3–2 mm, bilocular or sub-bilocular, thin becoming papery, strigulose.

(16–)18–30.

6–10.

= 22.

= 28.