Plant: Annual < 1 dm, hairy; cotyledons disk-like, persistent Leaves: cauline, crowded near base; petioles 2-5 cm; leaflets 6-8, 10-15 mm, 3-6 mm wide, linear to oblanceolate, upper surface glabrous INFLORESCENCE: raceme, 1-2.5 cm, exceeding leaves; flowers spiraled, dense; peduncle 2-5 cm; bracts 2-3 mm, straight, persistent; pedicels 0.5-1.5 mm Flowers: 6-8 mm; 2-lipped, upper lip of calyx ± 3 mm, 2-toothed, lower lip ± 6 mm, appendages present; petals bright blue, banner centrally grooved, sides reflexed, wing tips slightly fused, banner spot white or yellow, keel glabrous, generally pointed; stamens 10, filaments fused, 5 long with short anthers, 5 short with long anthers; style brushy Fruit: legume, ± 1 cm, ± 5 mm wide, ovoid, hairy, dehiscent, generally oblong; Seeds 1-2, often ± reniform, smooth Misc: Sandy washes, open areas; < 2300 m.; May-Jun