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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Vining or trailing to 4 feet; clings to other plants with its coiling tendrils.
Identification notes: Vine-like. Flowers 1/2 to 1 inch long, purple, in leaf axils, banner, wings and keels, wings adhering to the keels, 2 to 10 flowers per stem. Pinnate leaves 6 to 16 narrow to oval, leaflets end in tendrils. Stipules toothed.
Height:
To 4 feet
Habitat Description: Clearings in ponderosa and mixed conifer forests.
Plant Communities:
Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 5000 - 10000 feet
Color:
Pinkish to purple
Shape:
Irregular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
May - Sep
Description:
Pealike, to 1-1/4 inches long; 2 to 10 in loose cluster on stalk in leaf axil; followed by a pealike pod.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Compound
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Tipped with clinging tendrils; leaflets 4 to 14, stiff, narrowly linear to linear-oblong, to 1-1/4 inches long, less than 1/5 inch wide; margins usually smooth; tips rounded, blunt, or abruptly pointed.
Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Pod
Seed Notes: Seed surface smooth, mottled or patchy.
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