Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent-ascending to erect, strigulose.

erect or ascending, 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.

4–15 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.

(7–)10–50-flowered;

axis (0.6–)1–9(–13) cm in fruit;

bracts 2–8 mm;

bracteoles 0.

9–45(–70)-flowered;

axis (3–)5–20(–25) cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–7.5(–9) mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

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

erect, 3–13 cm.

to 0.8 mm.

2–8 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.

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, 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.

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.

12–22.