Plant: Annual, puberulent-strigose or hairy; stem sprawling, ascending, or climbing Leaves: even-1-pinnate; stipules with an upper (often toothed or lobed) and smaller lower segment; leaflets 12-18, 1-2.5 cm, narrowly oblong to elliptic, tip rounded, 1-toothed INFLORESCENCE: generally > subtending leaf; flowers generally > 9, generally crowded, sometimes spaced, generally on 1 side of axis Flowers: calyx obliquely attached, lopsided-swollen at base, lower lobes lanceolate to wispy; corolla 1-1.8 cm, length when pressed 4-6 X width, violet-purple or lavender to white; 9 filaments fused, 1 free; style generally round in X -section, hairs tufted at tip Fruit: legume, dehiscent, 1.5-4 cm, 6-10 mm wide, widely oblong or elliptic, glabrous; stalk-like base 2-3 mm; Seeds 2 or more Misc: Sporadic, locally abundant. Roadsides, fields, urban waste areas; especially < 1000 m.