Jepson Interchange (more information)
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©Copyright 1993 by the Regents of the University of California
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Annual to tree
Leaves generally compound, alternate, stipuled; leaflets generally entire
Inflorescence: generally raceme, spike, umbel or head; flowers sometime 1–2 in axils
Flowers generally bisexual, generally bilateral; hypanthium generally flat or cup-like; sepals generally 5, fused; petals generally 5, free, or the 2 lower ± fused; stamens 1–many, often 10 with 9 filaments at least partly fused, 1 (uppermost) free; pistil 1, ovary superior, generally 1-chambered, ovules 1–many, style, stigma 1
Fruit: legume, sometimes including a stalk-like base above receptacle, dehiscent, or indehiscent and breaking into 1-seeded segments, or indehiscent, 1-seeded, and achene-like
Seeds 1–several, often ± reniform, generally hard, smooth
Genera in family: ± 650 genera, 18,000 species: worldwide; with grasses, requisite in agriculture and most natural ecosystems. Many cultivated, most importantly Arachis , peanut; Glycine , soybean; Phaseolus , beans; Medicago ; Trifolium ; and many orns.[Polhill & Raven (eds) 1981 Advances in legume systematics; Allen & Allen 1981 Leguminosae] Family description and key to genera by Duane Isely.
Annual, perennial herb, shrub, unarmed
Leaves generally odd-1-pinnate (sometimes ± palmately compound, rarely some or most simple); stipules conspicuous or not; leaflets 3–many, often irregularly arranged
Inflorescence: umbel or 1–2-flowered, axillary, generally peduncled, often bracted
Flower: corolla generally yellow (sometimes white or pink), fading darker; 9 filaments fused, 1 free
Fruit dehiscent or not, exserted from calyx or not, ovoid to oblong, ± beaked
Seeds 1–several
Etymology: (Greek: derivation unclear)
Reference: [Isely 1981 Mem New York Bot Garden 25:128–206]
Spp. generally variable; intermediates may be hybrids. Key below separates natural groups.
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Annual, ± strigose or hairs soft, spreading
Stem generally prostrate, branched at base
Leaf: stipules gland-like or ± 0; leaflets generally 4, ± alternate, 4–15 mm, elliptic or obovate; axis flat, ± blade-like
Inflorescence 1-flowered; peduncle ± 0, slightly longer in fruit
Flower sometimes not opening; calyx 2.5–5 mm, lobes ± 0.8–1.2 X tube; corolla 5–9 mm, yellow, wings ± = keel
Fruit dehiscent, 10–18 mm, 2.2–3 mm wide, oblong
Seeds few–several
Chromosomes: 2n=12
Ecology: Abundant. Coastal bluffs, chaparral, disturbed areas
Elevation: 0–1500 m.
Bioregional distribution: California Floristic Province, probably naturalized in Modoc Plateau, Sonoran Desert through agriculture
Flowering time: Mar–Jun
Synonyms: L. subpinnatus Lag. misapplied
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