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. 2024 Jan 30;13(3):403. doi: 10.3390/plants13030403
1A. Leaflets 1.2–2 cm long or longer A. tequilana ssp. tequilana
1B. Leaflets 1 cm long or shorter 2
2A. Herbaceous, perennial, commonly prostrate A. hartwegii
2B. Shrubs or small trees 3
3A. Leaflets with reticulate or brochidodromous venation or pinnately veined A. lemmonii
3B. Leaflets with only 1 vein, prominent or barely visibly 4
4A. Leaflets with inconspicuous reticulate venation or sometimes withonly the midrib A. lemmonii
4B. Leaflets with conspicuous reticulate venation A. hartwegii
4A. Stems and foliage glabrescent; leaflets short ciliate or glabrous; pinnae 6 pairs per leaf or fewer (rarely 8 pairs) A. angustissima ssp. texensis
4B. Stems and foliage glabrous or pubescent; pinnae 7 or more pairs per leaf 5
5A. Branches, petiole, and leaf rachis glabrous or pulverulent, the trichomes white, appressed; pinnae 11–17 pairs per leaf; calyx glabrous; pod long beaked A. angustissima ssp. angustissima
5B. Branches, petiole, and leaf rachis densely hispidulous or pilose, the trichomes yellow, erect; pinnae 18 or more pairs per leaf; calyx hirustuluos; pod abruptly rounded apically A. angustissima ssp. filicioides