Plant: perennial, spreading by root sprouting; stem ascending, 4-15 dm Leaves: odd-1-pinnate; leaflets 15-23, 0.6-2 cm, oblong to ovate INFLORESCENCE: raceme, axillary; bractlets at base of calyx; pedicels 3-7 mm Flowers: calyx lobes subequal, < tube; corolla 12-14 mm, brick- or orange-red, keel > wings; 9 filaments fused, 1 free; style hairy at tip Fruit: legume, spreading or reflexed, 1.4-2.4 cm, spheric to ovoid, grooved on upper side, papery or membranous, often mottled, glabrous; stalk-like base 4-7 mm; Seeds many Misc: Cult fields, disturbed sites; < 500 m.