Plant: Shrub, unarmed, gland-dotted Leaves: compound, alternate, odd-1-pinnate; stipules bristle-like, ephemeral; main axis with prickle-like glands; leaflet midrib generally ending as a sessile gland; leaflets entire INFLORESCENCE: raceme, terminal, spike-like, generally scattered Flowers: petal 1 (banner); sepals generally 5, fused; stamens 10, exserted, filaments fused near bases; pistil 1, ovary superior, generally 1-chambered, style puberulent, stigma 1 Fruit: legume, indehiscent; Seed 1, generally hard, smooth Misc: Wooded, shrubby, or open slopes or chaparral; < 2300 m.