Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, decumbent, or prostrate, sparsely strigulose.

prostrate to ascending, strigulose.

1–6(–7) cm;

stipules distinct throughout, triangular or lanceolate, (1–)1.5–5 mm, submembranous;

leaflets (7–)11–17(or 19), blades oblong-, obovate-, or oblanceolate-cuneate, 2–11(–12) mm, apex retuse or emarginate, surfaces glabrous, sometimes hairs present on margins and midrib abaxially.

(1.5–)3–14(–14.5) cm;

stipules distinct, 1–5 mm, papery-scarious at proximal nodes, subherbaceous at distal nodes;

leaflets 7–15, blades oblong-oblanceolate, elliptic, oval-oblong, linear-oblong, linear-elliptic, or linear-setaceous, 1.5–16 mm, apex obtuse, retuse, subacute, or emarginate, surfaces strigulose abaxially, strigulose or glabrous adaxially;

terminal leaflet sometimes decurrent distally, jointed to or continuous with rachis.

(1 or)2–7(–12)-flowered, flowers spreading to ascending;

axis 0–1.2(–2) cm in fruit;

bracts 0.8–2 mm;

bracteoles 0.

(2–)5–18-flowered, flowers nodding;

axis (1.5–)3–17 cm in fruit;

bracts (0.8–)1–2.5 mm;

bracteoles usually 0.

erect or divaricate, (2–)2.5–9(–10) cm.

incurved-ascending, (1.5–)3–16.5 cm.

0.4–1.7 mm.

(1.5–)2–6.5 mm.

(5.2–)8.3–12(–13.2) mm;

calyx (3–)3.6–4.5(–5.3) mm, strigulose, tube (1.8–)2–2.4(–2.8) mm, lobes broadly subulate, 1.2–2.2(–2.8) mm;

corolla pink-purple, wings often marked with white;

banner recurved through 40°;

keel (4.5–)6–7.8(–9) mm, apex narrowly acute-triangular, often beaklike.

6.3–13.4 mm;

calyx 3–7.6 mm, strigulose, tube 2.3–5.6 mm, lobes subulate, 0.7–2.6 mm;

corolla whitish or dirty white, sometimes veined, tipped, margined, or suffused with purple, or faintly tinged lavender;

keel 6–10 mm.

style glabrous.

dehiscent on plant, spreading or ascending, green or purplish becoming brownish then black, straight or slightly incurved, linear or linear-oblanceoloid, 3-sided compressed, (17–)20–37 × 2.2–3.1 mm, slightly fleshy becoming papery, glabrous;

stipe 0 mm or pseudostipe to 0.5 mm.

pendulous, green, purplish, or mottled, decurved or straight, linear-oblong, linear-oblanceoloid, or narrowly ellipsoid, compressed, ventral suture convex in profile or at least beak declined from body, 10–22 × 2.3–4.3 mm, unilocular or bilocular, thinly fleshy becoming papery or leathery, strigulose;

septum (0 or)0.6–2.7 mm wide;

stipe 0–2 mm, concealed within calyx when present.

(17–)20–26.

10–29.

= 26.