Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, sparsely strigulose.

prostrate to decumbent 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.

4–12 cm;

stipules 2–8 mm, subherbaceous or papery;

leaflets (9 or)11–21(or 23), blades linear-oblong to narrowly elliptic, (3–)5–20(–24) mm, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces strigulose abaxially, glabrous or glabrate adaxially.

(5–)10–30-flowered;

axis (1.5–)3–19 cm in fruit;

bracts 1–2 mm;

bracteoles 2.

(10–)15–50-flowered;

axis (1.5–)3–8 cm in fruit;

bracts 1–3 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

(2–)4–11 cm.

erect or incurved-ascending, (2–)5–12 cm.

0.6–1.5 mm.

0.3–1.2 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.

4.2–6.2 mm;

calyx 2.5–3.6 mm, strigulose, tube 1.7–2 mm, lobes subulate, 0.8–1.8 mm;

corolla yellow to green, suffused pale lavender, fading ochroleucous, wing tips pale or white;

banner recurved through 45–90°;

keel 3.7–5 mm, apex round.

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, narrowly lanceoloid or linear-ellipsoid, 6–12 × 1.3–2 mm, bilocular or sub-bilocular, thin becoming papery, strigulose.

12–16.

6–10.

= 28.