Flora of North America species comparison

(0.5–)1–3.5 dm, nearly eglandular.

spikes, densely to loosely flowered, not involucrate, 7–13(–15) mm diam.;

axis not to partially visible, 0.5–4(–5) cm;

bracts deciduous at anthesis or later, 2.5–5.5 mm.

0–3.5 cm.

loosely flowered, 7–13 mm diam.;

axis partially visible, 0.5–4(–5) cm;

bracts broadly ovate- to obovate-acuminate, 2.5–5.5 × 2–4 mm.

10, (6–)6.4–10 mm, filaments distinct to 1.1–2.3 mm, anthers 0.4–0.7 mm.

clear yellow, purplish or brownish in age; papilionaceous;

banner (4–)4.4–5.5 mm, blade suborbiculate-cordate to reniform, 1.5–3.2 × (1.5–)2–3.6 mm; epistemonous petals attached near or distal to middle of stamen tube;

wings 2.1–3.7 × 0.9–1.8 mm;

keel connate valvately, blades 2.9–4.8 × 1.6–2.8 mm.

subsymmetric, 4.5–6.5(–7.5) mm, densely pilose;

tube 1.9–2.7 mm, with 3 or 4 small glands between ribs, lobes triangular-aristate, becoming plumose.

2.5–3 mm, distally with 2 rows of ascending hairs on either side of a glabrescent row, eglandular.

1.8–2.2 mm.

herbs, prostrate, diffusely spreading, or erect, silky-pilosulous.

leaves 1–2.5(–3) cm;

leaflets (3 or)5(or 7), blades obovate to olanceolate, 3–15 mm, surfaces inconspicuously glandular-punctate abaxially.

= 14.