Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate or weakly ascending, 1.5–9+ cm underground, sparsely strigulose.

decumbent proximally, erect distally, 2–10 cm underground, often fistulose, sparsely strigulose.

1–7 cm;

stipules connate-sheathing and papery-membranous throughout, (1.3–)2–5 mm;

leaflets (7 or)9–17, blades elliptic to oblong, 1.5–6 mm, apex emarginate, retuse, or obtuse, surfaces strigulose abaxially, glabrous adaxially.

5–22 cm;

stipules connate-sheathing at proximal nodes, distinct at distal nodes, 3–9 mm;

leaflets 13–21, blades ovate to obovate, lanceolate, or elliptic, 4–24 mm, apex obtuse to retuse, surfaces strigose along veins abaxially, glabrous adaxially.

loosely 1–3(–6)-flowered;

axis 3–13 mm;

bracts 0.7–2 mm;

bracteoles 0.

(15–)20–40-flowered;

axis (4–)10–16 cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–4 mm;

bracteoles 0–2.

decumbent (in fruit), (1.5–)2–7 cm.

(4–)9–23 cm.

1–2 mm.

0.7–3.5 mm.

10–16 mm;

calyx 4.6–7, black-strigulose, tube 3.4–6 mm, lobes triangular to lanceolate, 1–2.5 mm;

corolla usually pink-purple, rarely white;

banner recurved through 45°;

keel 9–9.7 mm.

(11–)14–18 mm;

calyx 5–6 mm, strigose, tube 4–5 mm, lobes triangular to subulate, 0.5–0.9(–1.2) mm;

corolla ochroleucous;

banner recurved through 25°.

loosely ascending, green, often red-tinged, straight or slightly curved, ovoid, strongly turgid or bladdery, (15–)18–43 × 4.5–12(–15) mm, papery-membranous, black-strigose;

gynophore 0–1 mm.

erect, ovoid to ellipsoid, obcompressed, inflated (turgid), 12–18 × 8–10(–12) mm, papery, glabrous;

septum to 0.2 mm wide;

stipe slender, 7–15 mm.

8–17.

= 24.