Plant: Rhizomatous perennial forb 10-20 cm; roots often tuberous Leaves: leaves bipinnately compound, leaflets small INFLORESCENCE: raceme, terminal, scapose, 5-15 cm, often glandular Flowers: yellow, gland-dotted red; slightly bilateral; sepals ± free, equal; petals ± equal, spreading; stamens 10, exserted, free, filaments often glandular Fruit: legume, 1.5-4 cm, ± curved, tardily dehiscent; glands scattered, short-stalked, deciduous or not; Seeds several, often ± reniform, generally hard, smooth Misc: Dry, alkaline flats in deserts, disturbed areas; up to 5,000 ft.; Apr-Jun