Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate to ascending, strigulose.

strigulose.

(1.5–)3–14(–14.5) cm;

stipules distinct, 1–5 mm, papery-scarious at proximal nodes, subherbaceous at distal nodes;

leaflets 7–15, blades oblong-oblanceolate, elliptic, oval-oblong, linear-oblong, linear-elliptic, or linear-setaceous, 1.5–16 mm, apex obtuse, retuse, subacute, or emarginate, surfaces strigulose abaxially, strigulose or glabrous adaxially;

terminal leaflet sometimes decurrent distally, jointed to or continuous with rachis.

(1–)1.5–5.5 cm;

stipules 2–5.5 mm, subherbaceous becoming papery;

leaflets (7 or)9–15, not crowded, blades obovate- or oblong-elliptic, 0.7–10 mm, apex abruptly acuminate, surfaces pilosulous.

(2–)5–18-flowered, flowers nodding;

axis (1.5–)3–17 cm in fruit;

bracts (0.8–)1–2.5 mm;

bracteoles usually 0.

4–10-flowered, flowers ascending-spreading;

axis 3–15 mm in fruit;

bracts 2–3.5 mm;

bracteoles 0.

incurved-ascending, (1.5–)3–16.5 cm.

erect, 1.5–3.5(–4) cm, shorter than leaves.

(1.5–)2–6.5 mm.

0.9–1.5 mm.

6.3–13.4 mm;

calyx 3–7.6 mm, strigulose, tube 2.3–5.6 mm, lobes subulate, 0.7–2.6 mm;

corolla whitish or dirty white, sometimes veined, tipped, margined, or suffused with purple, or faintly tinged lavender;

keel 6–10 mm.

7.3–10 mm;

calyx 4.5–6.9 mm, pilosulous, tube 2.5–3.8 mm, lobes subulate, 1.5–3.1 mm;

corolla whitish, fading ochroleucous;

banner recurved through 40°.

pendulous, green, purplish, or mottled, decurved or straight, linear-oblong, linear-oblanceoloid, or narrowly ellipsoid, compressed, ventral suture convex in profile or at least beak declined from body, 10–22 × 2.3–4.3 mm, unilocular or bilocular, thinly fleshy becoming papery or leathery, strigulose;

septum (0 or)0.6–2.7 mm wide;

stipe 0–2 mm, concealed within calyx when present.

ascending, humistrate, obliquely semi-ovoid, compressed, 6 × 3 mm, papery, strigulose.

10–29.

4–6.