Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent-ascending to erect, strigulose.

ascending or diffuse, 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.

1.5–7.5 cm;

stipules (1–)1.5–4(–5), papery at proximal nodes;

leaflets 7–17(–21), blades cuneate-oblanceolate, oblong, or cuneate-obcordate, 2–10(–12) mm, apex truncate to deeply retuse, surfaces strigulose, sometimes adaxially glabrescent.

(7–)10–50-flowered;

axis (0.6–)1–9(–13) cm in fruit;

bracts 2–8 mm;

bracteoles 0.

(3–)7–17(–20)-flowered;

axis 1–3.5(–5) cm in fruit;

bracts 1–2.5 mm;

bracteoles 2.

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

erect or incurved-ascending, (1–)2.5–5(–6.5) cm.

to 0.8 mm.

1–2.5 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.

14.7–20 mm;

calyx 5.2–8(–9.1) mm, villosulous, tube 4.7–7.3 mm, not swollen or gibbous proximally, marcescent, lobes triangular, 0.5–1.2 mm;

corolla whitish or tinted lilac, keel tip maculate;

keel 10.6–13(–14.5) 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.

pendulous, green or slightly mottled, becoming brown or stramineous, coiled through flat 1.25–2.5 spirals, or elaborately and irregularly contorted, linear-oblong, laterally compressed, 9–14 × (2.7–)3.2–5(–6) mm, stiffly leathery or subligneous, strigulose;

stipe (4–)5–11 mm.

(14–)20–28(–30).

= 22.