Flora of North America species comparison

5–12 dm, sparsely glandular-verruculose distally.

spikes, loosely flowered, not involucrate, 10–13 mm diam.;

axis often visible, 0.2–2(–3) cm;

bracts deciduous, 2–6.5 mm.

absent or less than 0.1 cm, except terminal one for each major branch sometimes to 0.25 cm.

10, 4.3–5.5 mm, filaments distinct to 0.6–0.8 mm, anthers 0.6 mm.

greenish cream, brownish purple in age; papilionaceous;

banner 2.5–3.7 mm, blade ovate to nearly orbiculate, 1.9–3 × 1.9–3 mm; epistemonous petals attached proximal to middle of stamen tube;

wings 2–3 × 1–1.7 mm;

keel connate valvately, blades 2.5–3.5(–3.7) × 1.4–1.9(–2.1) mm.

asymmetric, not recessed opposite banner, opening oblique, 4.2–6 mm, villous throughout or proximally glabrous;

tube (1.6–)1.8–2.8(–3.1) mm, with 2 or 3 prominent glands between ribs, lobes triangular-aristate, abaxial becoming uncinate, all becoming plumose, laterally gland-spurred.

2.3–2.7 mm, villosulous and gland-dotted distally.

unknown.

leaves 2–4.5 cm;

leaflets 7–11, blades obovate to ovate, (4–)5–13(–16) mm.

= 14.