Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, 1–8 cm underground, often branched proximally, sparsely strigulose.

ascending to erect, sparsely strigulose.

2–8 cm;

stipules connate-sheathing and papery-membranous at proximal nodes, connate to 1/2 their length or distinct at distal nodes, 1.5–4.5 mm;

leaflets 7–11, blades linear, linear-oblanceolate, or filiform to narrowly oblong, 6–22 mm, apex obtuse, surfaces strigulose abaxially, glabrous adaxially.

(2.5–)4–10 cm;

stipules connate-sheathing and papery at proximal nodes, connate or distinct and herbaceous at distal nodes, 2.5–10 mm;

leaflets 3–11, blades linear-oblong or oblanceolate, (6–)15–50 mm, margins flat, elevated, apex obtuse to subacute, surfaces strigulose abaxially, glabrous or strigulose adaxially;

terminal leaflet decurrent, not jointed to rachis.

(7–)12–40-flowered, flowers spreading;

axis 4–17 cm in fruit;

bracts 0.6–1.5 mm;

bracteoles 0.

(5–)9–27-flowered, flowers ascending;

axis 1–7 cm in fruit;

bracts 2.5–7 mm;

bracteoles 2.

ascending, 3–11 cm, together with racemes usually shorter than stems.

erect and strict, 3–10 cm.

0.5–1.8 mm.

2–7 mm.

6–7 mm;

calyx campanulate, 2.5–3.5 mm, strigulose, tube 1.8–2.5 mm, lobes subulate or deltate, 0.6–1.5 mm;

corolla whitish, banner and keel apex lilac-tinged;

banner recurved through 45–50°;

keel 4.2–5.3 mm.

15–22.5 mm;

calyx 6.5–10.3 mm, strigose, tube 5.2–8 × 2.9–4.2 mm, lobes subulate, 1.2–2.5 mm;

corolla cream;

keel (11.5–)12.7–15.2 mm.

pendulous, stramineous, ± straight, linear-ellipsoid, obcompressed, 10–15 × 2.3–3.2 mm, papery, glabrous;

stipe (1–)1.2–2 mm.

erect or ascending, brown or stramineous, ± straight, narrowly oblong or oblong-ellipsoid, terete or somewhat laterally compressed, 9–18 × 2.7–3.5 mm, fleshy becoming stiffly leathery, usually glabrous, rarely strigulose;

sessile.

6–10.

(14–)16–21(–23).

= 22.

= 44.