Plant: Annual, glabrous or puberulent; stem prostrate to ascending

Leaves: subpinnate or palmate; stipules gland-like or 0; leaflets 4-7, opposite to alternate, 4-10 mm, obovate or elliptic; axis sometimes flat, ± blade-like

INFLORESCENCE: umbel, 2-5-flowered; peduncle < 5 mm or 0; bract 0

Flowers: calyx 2-2.5 mm, lobes < tube; corolla 3-5 mm, keel > other petals; stamens 10, 9 filaments fused, 1 free

Fruit: legume, indehiscent, 1-1.5 cm, linear, bent, tapered, exserted; beak long, hooked; Seeds 2, often ± reniform, generally hard, smooth

Misc: Coastal scrub, desert canyons, washes, disturbed areas; 0-600 m.