Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, sparsely strigulose.

erect or ascending, 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.

4–15 cm;

stipules connate-sheathing at proximal nodes, connate or distinct at distal nodes, 3–8(–12) mm, scarious;

leaflets (9 or)11–31, blades lanceolate-elliptic to linear-lanceolate, 3–35 mm, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces glabrous or glabrate, sometimes ciliate.

(5–)10–30-flowered;

axis (1.5–)3–19 cm in fruit;

bracts 1–2 mm;

bracteoles 2.

9–45(–70)-flowered;

axis (3–)5–20(–25) cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–7.5(–9) mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

(2–)4–11 cm.

erect, 3–13 cm.

0.6–1.5 mm.

2–8 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.

12–19(–21) mm;

calyx pallid or pinkish, short-cylindric, strongly gibbous, (7.3–)8.6–12(–19) mm, glabrous or sparsely strigose, tube (4.7–)5–6(–9) mm, lobes subulate or subulate-setaceous, (1.5–)3.3–6(–10) mm;

corolla usually white or ochroleucous, concolorous, rarely lightly suffused with purple or with purple veins, sometimes keel tip lilac;

banner recurved through 45°;

keel 10.8–15.2 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.

stramineous, straight or slightly curved, linear-oblong, oblong-ellipsoid, or oblong-ovoid, sharply 3-sided compressed, faces of subequal width, nearly flat, 10–30 × 3–8 mm, papery, glabrous or sparsely strigose;

stipe (3.5–)4–6(–7) mm.

12–16.

12–22.