Plant: Annual 2-4 dm, short-appressed- and long-spreading-hairy Leaves: petiole 3-4 cm; leaflets 7-11, 15-30 mm, 2-4 mm wide, linear to oblanceolate, upper surface hairy at least near margins INFLORESCENCE: raceme, 15-20 cm; flowers spiraled, sometimes appearing ± whorled; peduncle 2-4 cm; bracts 3-5 mm, < buds, generally deciduous; pedicels 2-4 mm Flowers: generally 10-12 mm; calyx 3-6 mm, lips ± equal, upper lip deeply lobed; petals generally blue (pinkish), drying darker, banner spot whitish becoming magenta, banner centrally grooved, sides reflexed, wing tips slightly fused, lower (and often upper) margins of keel ciliate near claw; stamens 10, filaments fused, 5 long with short anthers, 5 short with long anthers; style brushy Fruit: 1-2 cm, ± 5 mm wide, coarsely hairy, dehiscent; Seeds 4-5, often ± reniform, generally hard, smooth Misc: Washes, sandy areas; < 1300 m.; Mar-May References: Shreve & Wiggins, 1964.J.C. Hickman, ed. The Jepson Manual.