Flora of North America species comparison

not winged, erect or sprawling, basally branched 1–several times, 1–8 dm.

angled to narrowly winged, sprawling or climbing, basally branched 0–4 times, 2–20 dm.

phyllodic;

tendrils absent;

stipules filiform-linear, 1–2 × 1 mm, much smaller than phyllode, base semisaggitate;

leaflets 0;

phyllodes flattened, linear, and grasslike, 80–140 × 4–10 mm, glabrous.

4–14 cm;

tendrils well developed;

stipules lanceolate to linear, 5–25 × 1–10 mm, much smaller than leaflets (more than 1/4 width of distal leaflets);

leaflets 6–12, scattered, blades ovate to linear, 12–50 × 5–25 mm, surfaces glabrous or pubescent.

1- or 2-flowered, 6–10 cm.

5–20-flowered, 5–25 cm.

8–10 mm;

calyx lobes equal, lateral lobes deltate, equal to tube;

corolla crimson, banner erect, blade equal to claw, wings equal to keel;

ovary glabrous or pubescent.

12–25 mm;

calyx lobes unequal, lateral lobes deltate, linear-triangular, or lanceolate and wider distal to base, shorter to longer than tube;

corolla cream-white, rose, lavender, blue-purple, or deep wine red, banner erect or reflexed toward calyx tube, blade equal to or longer than claw, wings equal to keel;

ovary glabrous or pubescent.

30–60 × 2–4 mm.

40–60 × 4–7 mm.

= 14.