Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate to ascending, strigulose.

ascending or sprawling, sparsely 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.

(6–)8–20 cm;

stipules connate-sheathing at proximal nodes, connate or distinct at distal nodes, 10–20 mm, thinly herbaceous or foliaceous becoming papery;

leaflet blades ovate to oblong or broadly elliptic, 10–45(–60) mm, apex obtuse and apiculate, surfaces strigulose abaxially, glabrous adaxially.

(2–)5–18-flowered, flowers nodding;

axis (1.5–)3–17 cm in fruit;

bracts (0.8–)1–2.5 mm;

bracteoles usually 0.

10–20-flowered;

axis (1–)1.5–3.5 cm in fruit;

bracts 2–6 mm;

bracteoles 0.

incurved-ascending, (1.5–)3–16.5 cm.

1.5–8 cm.

(1.5–)2–6.5 mm.

0.5–3 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.

11.5–13.5 mm;

calyx 5.2–6.5 mm, glabrate to sparsely strigulose, tube 3.5–4.2 mm, lobes subulate, 1.2–2.9 mm;

corolla keel 9.5–11 mm.

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.

brownish stramineous, (27–)30–37(–40) × 4–5 mm, fleshy becoming leathery, minutely strigulose;

stipe 2–3.5 mm.

10–29.

= 16.