Sulla glomerata (F.Dietr.) B.H.Choi & H.Ohashi / Homotypic Synonyms: Hedysarum glomeratum F.Dietr., it is an annual herb, up to of 15-35 cm. The stems are prostrate to ascending, finely pubescent, and often tinged with red in nutrient-poor soils. The leaves are alternate and odd-pinnate, composed of 9-17, leaflets that range from oval or oblong to obovate; the stipules are short and reddish. The inflorescence consists of dense racemes of up to 10 flowers on short stalks, emerging from the leaf axils. The flowers are 1.5-2 cm long, with linear-lanceolate, pointed, and finely pubescent calyx lobes. The corolla is pinkish-purple with darker veining. The fruits are flat pods deeply constricted into 2-4 segments, with a spiny surface.
Flowering in: Mar-May.
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