Flora of North America species comparison

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

erect to decumbent, hairs 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.

petiole to 2 mm;

blade ovate to ovate-oblong or elliptic, (5–)12–30 × 6–13 mm, base rounded to cuneate, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces not translucent-punctate, hairs 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–)2–6.5(–8) × 1.5–2.5 cm;

peduncle 0.5–2 cm;

bracts ovate or lanceolate-ovate.

1–5 mm, pubescent.

2–3.5 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.

yellow, wings greenish, 5–8 mm;

sepals ovate-lanceolate, 3 mm;

wings broadly elliptic to ovate, 4–5 × 3–4 mm, pubescent;

keel 6–7.5 mm, pubescent.

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

subglobose to broadly oblong, 8.5–13 × 8–12 mm, not translucent-punctate, glabrous and ciliolate.

4–4.5 mm;

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

4 mm;

aril 1–1.5 mm, lobes to 1/3 length of seed.

= 30.

= 56–60.