Flora of North America species comparison

1–5, usually ascending, sometimes decumbent, unbranched or branched, ± fleshy or not.

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

stipules ovate, 2–5 mm, scarious; petiolate;

rachis straight, 2–7 cm;

leaflets 5–9(–11), petiolulate, blades usually elliptic to obovate, rarely oblanceolate, (7–)10–25 mm, apex emarginate or rounded to obtuse or acute, 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, (1–)5–10 cm, longer than subtending leaf, elongating in fruit, glabrous;

bract subtending umbel or absent, 1(–3)-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.

4–10-flowered.

3–8(–10)-flowered.

10–15 mm;

calyx reddish, 5.5–7.5 mm, glabrous, tube obconic-cylindric, 4–5 mm, lobes abaxial 3 subulate to lanceolate, adaxial 2 triangular, 1–2 mm, usually eciliate, sometimes sparsely ciliate;

corolla banner and keel yellow, wings white or cream, wings longer than keel, claw longer than calyx tube, banner reflexed to 180°, keel apex 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, ± reddish to dark brown, linear-oblong, turgid, 30–50(–85) × 1.5–2.5 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.

8–20, olive to reddish or dark brown, oblong, 1.5 mm.

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

= 14.