Herbs, decumbent, 1–1.5(–2.5) dm. Stems simple or few-branched, eglandular, strig­ulose. Leaves 0.8–3 cm; leaflets 11–17, blades obovate to oblan­ceolate, (1.5–)2–5 mm, surfaces pubes­cent abaxially, glabrous adax­ially, gland-dotted abaxially. Peduncles (1–)1.5–3.5 cm. Racemes moderately densely flowered; axis (0.5–)1–2.7 cm; bracts 1.8–2.5 mm. Pedicels 0.2–0.4 mm. Flowers nodding; calyx 4.2–5 mm, hirsutulous, tube 1.7–2.2 mm, rib intervals each with 4 or 5 glands, lobes lanceolate-elliptic, ± unequal; corolla bicolored; banner pale, lilac near margin, oblong-cordate to reniform, 2.6–3.3 mm; epistemonous petals lilac-striped prox­imally, whitish distally; wings obliquely ovate, 2.6–3 × 1.3–1.8 mm; keel ovate or obovate, 3.6–4.1 × 2.4–2.7 mm; stamens 4.5–5.2 mm; filaments distinct to 1.6–1.9 mm; anthers 0.5–0.8 mm. Loments obliquely obovoid, ca. 3 mm, puberulent, with arcs of glands distally. Seeds 2 mm.

Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Gravelly hillsides in chaparral or pine forests.
Elevation: 1000–1200 m.

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Calif., Mexico (Baja California).

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