Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, (0–)1–12+ cm underground, villous.

decumbent, with ascending tips, silvery green hairy.

(2–)3–12 cm;

stipules distinct, subterranean ones often fully amplexicaul but distinct, 7–15 mm, foliose at distal nodes;

leaflets (5–)7–13(–15), blades elliptic, oblong or lanceolate-elliptic, 10–30(–35) mm, pinnately veined, apex obtuse to rounded, surfaces sparsely villosulous or villous abaxially, glabrous adaxially.

3–5.2 cm;

stipules triangular, 1–4.5 mm, papery;

leaflets: terminal ones jointed, blades flat, oval to obovate, (5.7–)8–9.3(–15) × (4.5–)6–7.5(–12) mm, surfaces strigose.

appearing subumbellate, loosely 5–11-flowered;

axis 1–5 cm in fruit;

bracts (1.5–)2.5–3.8 mm;

bracteoles 0.

2–7-flowered;

axis 0.5–1.2 cm in fruit;

bracts 1.5–2.5 mm, hyaline;

bracteoles 0.

erect, 3–9.8 cm, usually longer than subtending leaf.

prostrate, 1.3–2.5 cm, shorter than subtending leaf.

1.5–5 mm.

2.5–3 mm.

13–19 mm;

calyx campanulate to subcylindric, 7.5–8.8 mm, villosulous, tube 6.3–8 mm, lobes broadly triangular, 0.6–0.8 mm;

corolla yellowish with whitish margins, banner sometimes purple bordered white, keel 13.2–16 mm.

20–23 mm;

calyx 11.4–12.7 mm, tube 8.7–9.7 mm, lobes subulate, 2.7–3.5 mm;

corolla white tinged pinkish, fading cream.

green becoming brown, ± straight, ovoid, inflated, 15–21 × 5.5–8 mm, papery-membranous, black-pilose, hairs to 0.5 mm;

stipe 5–7 mm, pubescent.

often red-mottled, 37–47 × 23–33 mm (when pressed), hairy;

sessile on thickened gynophore 1.2–1.5 mm.

6–10.

26.

= 16.