much branched, diffuse, villous or hirsute; stipules withering, broadly subulate, leaf-like, one-nerved, spreading; leaves trifoliolate, leaflets villous, coriaceous, with immersed veins, the lateral ones oblong or lanceolate, entire or toothed, the medial cuneate, obovate, sharply 3-toothed. Not unlike C. polygonifolia, var. trifoliata in foliage, pubescence, and general aspect, but readily known by the large, persistent, but withering stipules. Stems sometimes shaggy, with long, white, soft hairs; sometimes denuded. The bark is rough and loose on old stems. Leaflets 3–5 lines long, 1–2 lines wide, softly villous when young, afterwards rough.
