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1 Leaves unifoliolate; [subgenus Poikadenia] |
1 Leaves with 3-7 leaflets. |
..2 Leaves palmately (3-) 5-7 foliolate, the leaflets linear to very narrowly oblanceolate, 2-7 cm long, 0.5-2.0 (-3.5) mm wide, > 10× as long as wide; [subgenus Orbexilum] |
..2 Leaves pinnately 3 (-5) foliolate, the leaflets orbicular, ovate, elliptic or lanceolate, > 8 mm wide, 1-8× as long as wide. |
....3 Leaflets 1.5-7 cm wide, 1-2.5× as long as wide; [subgenus Orbexilum]. |
......4 Upper leaf surfaces lacking glands; leaflets 3.7-5.5 cm long; [apparently endemic to Rock Island, Jefferson Co. KY and now considered extinct] |
......4 Upper leaf surfaces glandular; leaflets 4-12 cm long. |
........5 Leaflets subcordate, 4-7 cm wide, 1-1.5× as long as wide, glandular-punctate above and below, the apex obtuse; calyx stipitate-glandular; petals 8-10 mm long; [apparently endemic to Polk Co. NC, perhaps extinct] |
........5 Leaflets rounded at base, 2-4 cm wide, 1.5-2.5× as long as wide, eglandular or sparsely glandular above, the apex acute; calyx lacking stipitate glands; petals 5-7 mm long; [widely scattered from w. VA and w. NC westward] |
....3 Leaflets 0.8-2 cm wide, 2.5-7.5× as long as wide; [subgenus Poikadenia]. |
..........6 Flowers 8-10 mm long; [of s. AL westward] |
..........6 Flowers 5-7 mm long; [collectively widespread in our area]. |
............ 7 Calyx tube, fruits, and bracts of the inflorescence eglandular (rarely slightly glandular-punctate); leaflets eglandular below (rarely slightly punctate); hairs on calyx 0.7-1.0 mm long; upper 2 calyx teeth 1.0-1.5 mm long, lateral teeth 1.5-2.0 mm long, lower calyx tooth 2.0-3.0 mm long; bracts narrowly ovate, 5-8 mm long, 1.0-2.5 mm wide |
............ 7 Calyx tube, fruits, and bracts of the inflorescence conspicuously glandular-punctate; leaflets conspicuously glandular-punctate below; hairs on calyx 0.3-0.5 mm long; upper 2 calyx teeth 0.7-1.0 mm long, lateral teeth 1.2-1.5 mm long, lower calyx tooth 1.7-2.0 mm long; bracts broadly ovate, 6-10 mm long, 2- 5 mm wide |
1 Tendrils present on plant; leaves modified into tendrils (leaflike structures present clearly interpretable as stipules); [tribe Fabeae]. |
..2 Legume 4-7 mm wide; corolla 10-13 mm long |
..2 Legume 12-20 mm wide; corolla 18-25 mm long |
1 Tendrils absent; leaves or stipules present on plant and interpretable as leaves with 1 leaflet. |
....3 Leaflet blades roundish, 0.6-1.5× as long as wide. |
......4 Leaves with a well-developed petiole, > 0.5 cm long. |
........5 Leaflet margins dentate; corollas white to pink; [tribe Psoraleeae] |
........5 Leaflet margins entire; corollas yellow; [tribe Phaseoleae] |
......4 Leaves sessile, subsessile, or perfoliate. |
..........6 Corolla bright or creamy yellow; stamens separate; leaves all 1-foliolate; leaflet blades perfoliate or sessile; [tribe Thermopsideae] |
..........6 Corolla violet to blue (drying pale); stamens diadelphous; leaves 1-foliolate and with some leaves 3-foliolate or 2-foliolate; leaflet blades cuneate, subsessile; [tribe Psoraleeae] |
....3 Leaflet blades elongate, 1.5-15× as long as wide. |
............ 7 Leaves basally disposed. |
............ ..8 Leaflet blades elliptic, widest near the midpoint of the blade; flowers pink, rose, or purplish; legume straight; [native of the Coastal Plain, se. NC south to s. FL, west to e. LA]; [tribe Genisteae] |
............ ..8 Leaflet blades oblanceolate, widest well past the midpoint of the blade; flowers yellow; legume coiled; [rare waif]; [tribe Loteae] |
............ 7 Leaves all or primarily cauline. |
............ ....9 Leaves long-petioled, the petiole > 2 cm long. |
............ ......10 Petiole winged its entire length; leaflet blade 2-4× as long as wide, sagittate at the base; foliage not glandular; [tribe Phaseoleae] |
............ ......10 Petiole not winged; leaflet blade 8-15× as long as wide, cuneate at the base; foliage glandular-punctate; [tribe Psoraleeae] |
............ ....9 Leaves sessile, subsessile, or short-petiolate, the petiole < 1.5 cm long. |
............ ........11 Stamens monadelphous; corolla yellow, 8-30 mm long; [tribe Crotalarieae] |
............ ........11 Stamens diadelphous; corolla purple, lavender, or cream, 5-15 mm long. |
............ ..........12 Corolla 11-15 mm long, purple; [se. and s. TX]; [tribe Diocleae] |
............ ..........12 Corolla 5-7 mm long, lavender or cream; [widespread in our area] |
............ ............ 13 Flowers solitary in leaf axils; [tribe Loteae] |
............ ............ 13 Flowers in racemose inflorescences; [tribe Desmodieae] |