Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent-ascending to erect, strigulose.

erect, ascending, or trailing, strigulose to villosulous.

(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.

(2.5–)5–16(–20) cm;

stipules usually distinct, rarely connate at proximal nodes, (2–)3–7 mm, herbaceous;

leaflets (15–)21–35(–39), blades ovate- or lanceolate-oblong, oblong-elliptic or -oblanceolate, (2–)5–20(–25) mm, apex emarginate, surfaces pubescent, sometimes glabrous adaxially.

(7–)10–50-flowered;

axis (0.6–)1–9(–13) cm in fruit;

bracts 2–8 mm;

bracteoles 0.

(10–)15–50-flowered, flowers spreading becoming nodding;

axis (2–)3.5–13(–16) cm in fruit;

bracts 1–3.3 mm;

bracteoles 2.

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

erect or incurved-ascending, (4–)6–26(–30) cm.

to 0.8 mm.

1.2–5.2 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.

11.3–19 mm;

calyx pallid, obliquely turbinate, 5–8.7 mm, strigulose or strigulose-villosulous, tube 3.6–5.4 mm, lobes subulate, (0.9–)1.1–3.7 mm;

corolla greenish white or cream, rarely veined pale pink or purple;

banner recurved through 40–45°;

keel 8.6–13.3 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, pale green or purplish-tinged becoming stramineous, straight or decurved, linear-ellipsoid, fusiform-ellipsoid, semi-ovoid, semi-ellipsoid, ovoid, or oblanceoloid, ± greatly inflated, often bladdery, laterally compressed when narrow, (13–)15–40(–45) × 4.8–18(–21) mm, thin becoming papery, lustrous, glabrous or strigulose;

stipe filiform, (6–)6.5–17 mm, flexible, strigulose-villosulous.

(10–)12–30.