Short-stemmed to stemless; glandular and hairy throughout; branches arise from a deep, tuberous root; leaves mostly basal, hairy, leaflets mostly 5; flowers in short, somewhat elongated clusters, 2 to 3 flowers per node; petals white to purple.
Low-growing, nearly stemless, glandular, hairy throughout, tuberous root; leaves grayish-green; leaflets 3 to 5, wedge-shaped, narrow at base; flower tube, <1/4 inch, flowers in rounded, elongated clusters, whitish or purple, banner, purple wings, keel.
Habitat
Limestone soils of the Verde Formation in Yavapai County.
Flower Characteristics
Flowers in short, rounded, somewhat elongated clusters, 2 to 3 flowers per node; petals white to purple, wings and keel purple, wings sometimes lighter in color than the keel; stalks very narrow (filiform); sepals glandular, teeth lance-like to oblong.
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Typically 5 leaflets, may be 3 or 4, maybe green to yellowish-green above; stalks short, hairy; leaflet blades wedge-shaped at base, broadly pointed to rounded or notched at tip, glandular, hairy, more hair on lower surface and upper surface has veins
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Hairy, not glandular, round to oval, pod does not extend beyond the sepals.
Oval to kidney-shaped, <1/4 inch long, olive to gray brown and with or without purple mottling.