Plant: Perennial forb, ± glabrous or puberulent; stem decumbent to generally erect, 2-8 dm Leaves: leaves trifoliate; stipules entire to sharply toothed; leaflets 1-1.5 cm, narrowly lanceolate to obovate, dentate Flowers: small; calyx 4-4.5 mm; corolla 8-10 mm, purple or multicolored (i.e., violet, violet-green, greenish yellow, rarely yellow); 9 filaments fused, 1 free Fruit: legume, indehiscent, glabrous, generally coiled 2-3 turns (rarely only sickle-shaped), leathery; prickles 0; Seeds several Misc: Disturbed and agricultural areas; < 1500 m.; Apr-Oct Notes: pods spirally coiled and unarmed References: Kearney & Peebles; Arizona Flora. McDougall; Seed plants of Northern Arizona. A Utah Flora.ASU specimans