Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent-ascending to erect, strigulose.

usually decumbent or ascending, sometimes erect, strigulose.

(2–)4–17 cm;

stipules 4–13(–16) mm, papery-scarious, pallid;

leaflet blades oblong to elliptic, (4–)7–27(–33) mm, apex acute or obtuse, surfaces sparsely to moderately strigose, sometimes glabrous adaxially.

4–11 cm;

stipules connate-sheathing and papery at proximal nodes, connate or distinct and herbaceous at distal nodes, 1.5–10 mm;

leaflets (5–)9–15(–21), blades linear, filiform, or linear-oblanceolate, 15–70 mm, margins involute, apex acuminate, surfaces strigulose abaxially, glabrous adaxially;

terminal leaflet decurrent, not jointed to rachis.

(7–)10–50-flowered;

axis (0.6–)1–9(–13) cm in fruit;

bracts 2–8 mm;

bracteoles 0.

(7–)12–30-flowered, flowers nodding;

axis 3–13(–17) cm in fruit;

bracts 2–7 mm;

bracteoles 0.

erect or incurved-ascending, (3–)4–14(–16.5) cm.

incurved-ascending, (2–)3.5–8(–10.5) cm.

to 0.8 mm.

2–3(–3.5) mm.

11.5–19.5 mm;

calyx [4.8–]5.6–10.5 mm, strigulose, tube [3–]4–7 × 2–3.2 mm, lobes subulate or subulate-setaceous, 0.4–4.2 mm;

corolla keel 8–15 mm.

(16–)21–24(–27) mm;

calyx 8–12 mm, strigulose, tube 6.5–9 × 2.8–4.3 mm, lobes subulate, 1.5–3 mm;

corolla white or ochroleucous, drying yellowish;

keel 13.8–16 mm.

stramineous, ovoid-, oblong-, or lanceoloid-ellipsoid, or narrowly oblong, [5.5–]6–12 × 2.3–4 mm, thin becoming papery, strigulose;

stipe 0–1.8 mm.

declined or deflexed, stramineous or brown, straight or slightly decurved, ellipsoid or oblong-ellipsoid to clavate-ellipsoid, ± obcompressed, (10–)15–25 × (4.5–)5–8 mm, woody, glabrous;

sessile.

(23–)26–32.

= 22.