Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate to decumbent, radiating, villosulous or villous.

prostrate to ascending and radiating, (0.5–)2–18(–24) cm underground, frequently exceeding aerial stem length, strigulose.

2.5–5 cm;

stipules 2–5 mm, membranous;

leaflets (7–)11–19, blades obovate-cuneate, 3–10 mm, apex obtuse to retuse, surfaces villous abaxially, glabrous adaxially.

1–5.5 cm;

stipules distinct throughout or shortly connate-sheathing at proximal nodes, 2–5 mm, subherbaceous;

leaflets closely spaced on rachis, blades obovate to elliptic or oblong, 1–12 mm, apex obtuse to retuse, surfaces gray-strigulose, sometimes glabrous adaxially.

(7–)12–25-flowered, flowers spreading to declined;

axis 2.5–8(–11) cm in fruit;

bracts 0.6–1.5 mm;

bracteoles 0.

(1 or)2–10-flowered;

axis 0.3–1 cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–2.5 mm;

bracteoles 0.

ascending or incurved, 2–3.5 cm.

ascending, 0.5–4 cm.

0.5–1.8 mm.

1.2–3 mm.

9–10 mm;

calyx campanulate, 3.8–4.7 mm, loosely villous, tube 2.8–3.8 mm, lobes triangular-subulate, 1–1.7 mm;

corolla reddish lilac;

banner recurved through 45°;

keel 8.5–9.3 mm.

9–17 mm;

calyx 4.8–10.5 mm, strigulose, tube 3.5–7.6 mm, lobes subulate, 1.2–3 mm;

corolla white or ochroleucous, or banner and wings tinged lavender, keel tip pink or purplish;

keel 7.4–13.2 mm.

disjointing from receptacle when mature, deflexed, green or faintly mottled, incurved through 0.5+ spiral, obliquely ellipsoid to lanceoloid-ellipsoid, dorsiventrally compressed, (16–)20–30 × (4.5–)5–8 mm, semibilocular, somewhat fleshy becoming leathery, villosulous;

sessile.

pale green and red-cheeked, 15–38 × 8–23 mm, thin becoming papery, strigose;

gynophore 1–4.5 mm.

14–19.