Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, sparsely strigulose.

erect or ascending, 1–8 cm underground, often branched proximally, sparsely strigulose.

(3–)4–12 cm;

stipules connate and scarious-papery at proximal nodes, distinct and herbaceous at distal nodes, 1.5–5 mm;

leaflets (17–)21–29, blades flat or loosely folded, oblong-oblanceolate or elliptic, 3–13 mm, apex obtuse to subacute, surfaces sparsely strigulose abaxially, glabrate or glabrous adaxially.

2–8 cm;

stipules connate-sheathing and papery-membranous at proximal nodes, connate to 1/2 their length or distinct at distal nodes, 1.5–4.5 mm;

leaflets 7–11, blades linear, linear-oblanceolate, or filiform to narrowly oblong, 6–22 mm, apex obtuse, surfaces strigulose abaxially, glabrous adaxially.

(5–)10–30-flowered;

axis (1.5–)3–19 cm in fruit;

bracts 1–2 mm;

bracteoles 2.

(7–)12–40-flowered, flowers spreading;

axis 4–17 cm in fruit;

bracts 0.6–1.5 mm;

bracteoles 0.

(2–)4–11 cm.

ascending, 3–11 cm, together with racemes usually shorter than stems.

0.6–1.5 mm.

0.5–1.8 mm.

5.8–8 mm;

calyx marcescent, 3.4–4.3 mm, strigulose, hairs black and/or white, tube 2.1–2.7 mm, lobes subulate, 1–2 mm;

corolla whitish or, sometimes, greenish ochroleucous, immaculate;

banner abruptly incurved through 90°;

keel 4.2–5.6 mm.

6–7 mm;

calyx campanulate, 2.5–3.5 mm, strigulose, tube 1.8–2.5 mm, lobes subulate or deltate, 0.6–1.5 mm;

corolla whitish, banner and keel apex lilac-tinged;

banner recurved through 45–50°;

keel 4.2–5.3 mm.

stramineous, straight or slightly incurved or decurved, linear-oblong or linear-oblanceolate, 3-sided compressed, 15–30 × (2.5–)3–4 mm, bilocular, papery, glabrous;

valves inflexed as complete septum 1.4–1.9 mm wide;

stipe 1.5–2.5 mm.

pendulous, stramineous, ± straight, linear-ellipsoid, obcompressed, 10–15 × 2.3–3.2 mm, papery, glabrous;

stipe (1–)1.2–2 mm.

12–16.

6–10.

= 22.