Plant: Short-lived perennial acaulescent forb to 30 cm Leaves: leaves compound, leaflets linear-lanceolate about 1 cm long, strigose on both sides Flowers: flowers purple in many-flowered racemes; pods inflated 15-25 mm long. Notes: racemes 5-10 flowered, seeds notched, pods pappery and inflated. References: Kearney & Peebles; Arizona Flora. McDougall; Seeds plants of Northern Arizona.