Herbs, perennial, 15-30 cm tall. Stems numerous to caespitose, erect. Stipules ovate-lanceolate, 0.8-1.2 cm, connate farther than middle. Leaves 8-12 cm, 9-15-foliolate; leaflet blades broadly lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 1.9-2.5 × 0.6-0.8 cm, abaxially pubescent, adaxially glabrous. Racemes dense, with many flowers; bracts lanceolate, slightly longer than pedicel; peduncle longer than leaves. Pedicel 2-3 mm. Calyx campanulate, 6-8 mm, pubescent; teeth narrowly lanceolate, slightly longer to 1.5[-2.5] × as long as tube, most abaxial tooth slightly longer than others. Corolla pale red but dark purple at apex; standard obovate, 1.4-1.5 cm; wings ± as long as to slightly longer than standard; keel ca. 2 mm longer than standard. Ovary pubescent. Legume divided into 2-4 articles; articles globose, compressed, appressed pubescent, margin narrow and dentate. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.
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