Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, strigulose.

prostrate to decumbent or ascending, strigulose.

mostly in sub-basal cluster, (5–)8–20(–28) cm;

stipules connate-sheathing at proximal nodes, sometimes also at distal nodes, often connate at distal nodes, distalmost sometimes distinct, 3–10 mm, scarious becoming fragile;

leaflets (11–)15–27(–31), blades linear to narrowly lanceolate-elliptic or lanceolate-oblong to oblong, 2–25(–38) mm, apex obtuse to acute, surfaces usually strigulose, sometimes glabrescent adaxially.

4–12 cm;

stipules 2–8 mm, subherbaceous or papery;

leaflets (9 or)11–21(or 23), blades linear-oblong to narrowly elliptic, (3–)5–20(–24) mm, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces strigulose abaxially, glabrous or glabrate adaxially.

(6–)10–28-flowered, flowers nodding;

axis 4–17 cm in fruit;

bracts 2–4.5 mm;

bracteoles 2.

(10–)15–50-flowered;

axis (1.5–)3–8 cm in fruit;

bracts 1–3 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

erect, 10–33 cm, together with racemes equaling or longer than stems.

erect or incurved-ascending, (2–)5–12 cm.

0.8–4.5 mm.

0.3–1.2 mm.

(10.8–)11.6–16.4 mm;

calyx campanulate, 5.3–8.6 mm, strigulose-pilosulous, tube 3.2–4.9(–5.8) mm, lobes subulate, 1.6–3.8 mm;

corolla whitish, immaculate;

banner recurved through 90°;

keel (8.9–)9.3–12.6 mm.

4.2–6.2 mm;

calyx 2.5–3.6 mm, strigulose, tube 1.7–2 mm, lobes subulate, 0.8–1.8 mm;

corolla yellow to green, suffused pale lavender, fading ochroleucous, wing tips pale or white;

banner recurved through 45–90°;

keel 3.7–5 mm, apex round.

brownish, straight or slightly incurved, oblong-ellipsoid, 3-sided obcompressed, 16–27 × 4–7.5 mm, sub-bilocular, fleshy becoming stiffly leathery or woody, glabrous or strigulose;

valves inflexed, septum 0.4–1.3 mm wide;

stipe 3–5(–8) mm.

stramineous, narrowly lanceoloid or linear-ellipsoid, 6–12 × 1.3–2 mm, bilocular or sub-bilocular, thin becoming papery, strigulose.

23–32.

6–10.

= 22.

= 28.