Plant: Perennial, generally hairy; stem ascending Leaves: cauline, palmately compound; stipules bristle-tipped; leaflets 3, 1.5-3.5 cm, elliptic to obovate INFLORESCENCE: terminal, above pair of reduced leaves, head-like, 2-3 cm wide; peduncle 0 Flowers: calyx 4.5-7.5 mm, tube 10-veined, lobes ± = or > tube, bristle-like, sparsely plumose; corolla 11-15 mm, red-purple; 9 filaments fused, 1 free Fruit: legume, generally indehiscent, but often breaking, circumscissile; Seeds 1-2 Misc: Disturbed areas; especially < 1000 m.; Apr-Oct