Flora of North America species comparison

and herbage strigulose, hairs basifixed.

and herbage strigulose, hairs malpighian.

0.4–1.5(–2) cm;

stipules somewhat dimorphic, 2–7 mm;

leaflets 3(–7), blades 3–7 mm.

1–1.7 cm;

stipules dimorphic, those at proximal nodes connate into short, bidentate sheath, those at distal nodes longer, connate at base only, lanceolate or lanceolate-acuminate, often without spines, 1.5–7(–8) mm;

leaflets 5, blades 4–10 mm, surfaces pubescent.

0.2–0.6 cm.

0.1–0.6 cm.

4–5.6 mm;

calyx 2.4–3.2 mm, tube 1.6–1.9 mm, lobes subulate to setaceous, 0.8–1.3 mm;

corolla purple or whitish and keel purple.

5.2–6.5 mm;

calyx 3.6–5.1 mm, tube 1.6–2.5 mm, lobes subulate, spinulose, 1.9–3 mm;

corolla whitish, banner and keel tips sometimes faintly tinged pink or lilac.

subsymmetrically lenticular, 3.5–5 × 2–2.5 mm.

lenticular or ovoid-lenticular, 3–4.5 × 1.4–2 mm.

5–8.

2(or 3).

= 24.

= 24.