Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, sparsely strigulose.

obscured by stipules and leaf bases.

(2.5–)4–10 cm;

stipules connate-sheathing and papery at proximal nodes, connate or distinct and herbaceous at distal nodes, 2.5–10 mm;

leaflets 3–11, blades linear-oblong or oblanceolate, (6–)15–50 mm, margins flat, elevated, apex obtuse to subacute, surfaces strigulose abaxially, glabrous or strigulose adaxially;

terminal leaflet decurrent, not jointed to rachis.

erect, 1–4 cm;

stipules 1.5–3 mm, membranous becoming papery;

leaflets 9–15(or 17), blades linear to narrowly elliptic, 1–5 mm, apex obtuse to acute, surfaces strigose;

terminal leaflet often decurrent distally, not jointed to rachis.

(5–)9–27-flowered, flowers ascending;

axis 1–7 cm in fruit;

bracts 2.5–7 mm;

bracteoles 2.

3–7-flowered, flowers spreading;

axis 0.2–1 cm in fruit;

bracts 1–1.5 mm;

bracteoles 0.

erect and strict, 3–10 cm.

erect, 0.5–3.5 cm, together with racemes subequal to or ± surpassing leaves.

2–7 mm.

1–2.5 mm.

15–22.5 mm;

calyx 6.5–10.3 mm, strigose, tube 5.2–8 × 2.9–4.2 mm, lobes subulate, 1.2–2.5 mm;

corolla cream;

keel (11.5–)12.7–15.2 mm.

5–6.5 mm;

calyx 2.3–3 mm, strigose, tube 1.5–2 mm, lobes subulate, 0.5–1 mm;

corolla pink-purple or white;

keel 3.7–4.4 mm.

erect or ascending, brown or stramineous, ± straight, narrowly oblong or oblong-ellipsoid, terete or somewhat laterally compressed, 9–18 × 2.7–3.5 mm, fleshy becoming stiffly leathery, usually glabrous, rarely strigulose;

sessile.

green with purple mottling, slightly curved, subglobose, 10–17 × 7–11 mm, papery-membranous, strigose.

(14–)16–21(–23).

10–14.

= 44.