Flora of North America species comparison

usually erect, sometimes laxly so (rarely procumbent), hairs incurved (rarely glabrate).

erect, sometimes laxly so, hairs incurved or spreading.

blade ovate, elliptic, spatulate, or linear proximally, to elliptic, lanceolate, or linear distally (often longer than proximal ones), 4–45(–65) × 1.5–4(–6) mm, base usually acute, sometimes cuneate or obtuse, apex acute to acuminate or obtuse, surfaces not translucent-punctate, hairs incurved.

blade oblong to broadly elliptic proximally, to elliptic-ovate, lanceolate, or linear distally, often longer than proximal ones, (5–)12–42(–80) × 1.5–12 mm, base obtuse or acute, apex usually obtuse to acuminate, sometimes bluntly rounded, surfaces not translucent-punctate, hairs incurved or spreading.

terminal or leaf-opposed, racemes, loose, 2–12 × 0.9–1.4 cm;

peduncle 0.5–1.5 cm;

bracts linear to narrowly ovate.

terminal or leaf-opposed, racemes, loose, 1.5–15 × 1.5–3 cm;

peduncle 0.7–1.5 cm;

bracts narrowly ovate or lanceolate-ovate.

1–5 mm, pubescent.

2–6 mm, pubescent.

purplish, wings rarely yellow, keel distally yellow or yellowish green, 3.5–6 mm;

sepals lanceolate, 2.2–3.5 mm;

wings ovate to suborbiculate, 3.5–5.5 × 2.4–4 mm, sparsely pubescent;

keel 4–5.7 mm, pubescent.

purplish, 4.5–7 mm;

sepals lanceolate, 2.2–3.5 mm, pubescent;

wings elliptic-obovate, elliptic, or suborbiculate, 4.5–5.8 × 2–3.5 mm, sparsely pubescent along middle and apically;

keel 4.8–5 mm, subglabrous.

oblong, oblong-ovoid, broadly ellipsoid, or subglobose, 5–10(–11) ×4–7 mm, not translucent-punctate, glabrous and ciliolate, margins sometimes narrowly winged.

broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, 7–10(–11) × 5–8 mm, not translucent-punctate, densely pubescent to glabrate.

4–4.5 mm;

aril 0.6–1 mm, lobes vestigial or to 1/4 length of seed.

4–5 mm;

aril 1.3–3(–4) mm, covering less than 1/20 to 4/5 lengthof seed.

= 30.