Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate to ascending, strigulose.

decumbent, tips ascending, 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.

(1.5–)3–7 cm;

stipules connate at proximal nodes, connate to 1/2 their length at distal nodes, 1.5–4 mm, membranous becoming papery;

leaflets 9–19, blades oblong-obovate, elliptic, or linear-oblong, 2–10 mm, apex obtuse or emarginate, surfaces pubescent abaxially, glabrate 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.

(5–)7–25-flowered;

axis 1.5–9 cm in fruit;

bracts 0.5–1.5 mm;

bracteoles 0.

incurved-ascending, (1.5–)3–16.5 cm.

incurved-ascending, 3–10 cm.

(1.5–)2–6.5 mm.

0.5–1.5 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.

5.2–7.7 mm;

calyx marcescent, 3.5–4.7 mm, strigulose, hairs white, sometimes also black, tube 2–3.2 mm, lobes subulate, 1–1.6 mm;

corolla whitish tinged with dull lilac;

banner recurved through 65–90°;

keel 5–6.5 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.

persisting and dehiscent on plant, green, sometimes also purple, becoming stramineous, strongly curved downward, linear-oblong or linear-ellipsoid, bluntly 3-sided compressed, 13–25 × 2.3–3 mm, incompletely bilocular, papery, finely strigulose;

valves inflexed as nearly complete septum 0.7–1.5 mm wide;

stipe 0–0.7 mm.

10–29.

12–18.

= 22.