Plant: Perennial, rhizomed or not, cespitose or not, generally puberulent; Stem decumbent to erect, sometimes ± 0 Leaves: basal and cauline, palmately compound; stipules oblong-lanceolate to ovate, < 2 cm; leaflets 3, 2-5 cm, linear to obovate INFLORESCENCE: head-like, included or exserted, 1.5-3 cm wide; peduncle often bent or curved at tip Flowers: calyx 5-10 mm, ± puberulent, lobes lanceolate to bristle-like, generally > tube; corolla 10-18 mm, dull white, purple, or 2-colored; 9 filaments fused, 1 free Fruit: Fruit: legume, indehiscent, but often breaking, short, plump; stalk-like base 0-1 mm; Seed generally 1 Misc: Meadows, streambanks, forests, open slopes, sometimes on serpentine; 600-3000 m.