| 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 |