@ rey goaves falmately compound, the leaflets 7-13 
’ bbe * ee 
o Leaves pinnately compound, the leaflets 3-22 or more 
; 2 Leaves 3-foliolate toos-als0..Lotns mmerieanie). “ 
; 8 — 4 Stamens distinct; flowers in a terminal raceme rs The rmopsi s Aides 
= es é Stamens united; flowers in globose heads or in toe 
i 2 lateral axillary racemes ; ge” 
G Flowers in head-like clusters Trifolium Bi an: : 
Seen 6 Flowers in racemes or spikes (ses-third-eetezonp)} Bi 
aS. | & Plants with decumbent or prostrate stems . Medicago 
| | 4- eee 
\  @ Plants with erect stems 1-3 m. tall ‘ Melilotus 
| \b Flowers axillary — | &. jotus 
‘) Leaves with 5-22 leaflets or more ; 
A Foliage glandular-dotted; pod armed with 
#% curved prickles 4] Glycyrrhiza 
q@) 4 Foliage not glandular-dotted; pod smooth 
& Flowers in umbels or solitary; leaves 
¢ without tendrils, odd-pninnate with ee 
9% 3-7 leaflets G. Lotus 
¢ Flowers in racemes; leaflets 9-22 or more, 
or if fewer, the leaves terminating in 
Oh onarils 
Gerongly Flattened, [3 Fruit Depangmadee ating dividedinty 2 or more 
rounded joints which break apart at 
Cee each containing 1 seed § Hedysarum 
8 Fruit not segmented, the margins parallel 
/p Leaves odd-pinnate, not terminating in 
/L in tendrils po q.-Astrazalus 
/2, Leaves evenly-pinnate, the rachis 
‘terminating in a tendril or bristle 
won woe 
/¢- Style hairy jon all sides) at the tip! 10. Vicia 
Ww JA Style hairy (only e n upper sidé at 
4 4 the tip a <u CE Late at. Lathyrus 
