Flora of North America species comparison

1–20+, often decumbent, sometimes ascending, unbranched, fleshy, base often spongy.

1–5+, erect to ascending, unbranched or branched, not fleshy.

stipules lanceolate-ovate to ovate or deltate, 2–8 mm, ± scarious, fragile; petiolate to long-petiolate;

rachis ± straight, 1–4 cm;

leaflets (3–)5–7, petiolulate, blades elliptic to obovate, 6–20 mm, apex obtuse to emarginate, surfaces glabrous.

stipules deltate to lanceolate-ovate, 4–8 mm, scarious, base subauriculate; petiolate;

rachis often curved, 3–7 cm;

leaflets (5–)7–11(–15), petiolulate, blades elliptic to obovate, 7–16 mm, apex obtuse to acute, surfaces villous to canescent.

ascending to spreading, 2.3–9 cm, equaling or longer than subtending leaf, elongating in fruit, glabrous;

bract subtending umbel, 1–3(–7)-foliolate.

ascending, 0.5–4(–4.5) cm, shorter than subtending leaf, little elongating in fruit, villous to canescent;

bract medial to subtending umbel, 3(–5)-foliolate.

(2 or)3–9-flowered.

3–8(–10)-flowered.

10–16 mm;

calyx reddish, 4.5–6 mm, glabrous, tube cylindric, 2.5–4 mm, lobes subulate to narrowly triangular, 2–2.5 mm, eciliate;

corolla banner yellow, wings and keel pale to dark pink, sometimes whitish, wings fading white, keel pink- to purple-tipped, wings ± equaling or longer than keel, claw longer than calyx tube, banner reflexed to 180°, keel apex acute to subacute.

12–15 mm;

calyx purplish, 5.5–7.5 mm, hairy, tube cylindric, 4.5–6 mm, lobes linear-subulate, 1/2 length of tube, 1–2 mm, densely ciliate;

corolla banner red, wings and keel white, wings longer than keel, claw longer than calyx tube, banner implicate-ascending, keel apex obtuse.

± ascending to ± inclined, brown, oblong, turgid, 20–30 × 2–3 mm, thinly leathery, incompletely septate, glabrous.

± ascending to ± inclined, reddish to dark brown, oblong, turgid, 15–35(–40) × 2.5–3(–7) mm, leathery, incompletely septate, glabrous.

(8–)10–14(–16), olive brown to brown, oblong, 1–1.5 mm.

3–6+, olive to reddish brown, ovoid, 3 mm.

= 14.