L. diffusa
Perennial, diffuse or procumbent, 0.05-0.45 m tall. The stems, leaf stalks, and inflorescence stalks covered with white, short, spreading hairs. Leaves 35-72 mm long, divided into 8-12 pairs of leaflets (often alternate) elliptic-oblong, rounded or emarginate, with white soft hairs on one or both sides. Inflorescence densely many-flowered, elongating, ± 20-flowered. Inflorescence stalks 45-85 mm long. Fruit is a legume 18-20 x 15-17 mm, subcompressed, hairless, elliptic-oblong or suborbicular (almost flat with a ± circular outline), both margins more or less rounded. Diagnostic characters: It is distinguished from L. excisa by an elongating, densely-flowered inflorescence and the elliptic-oblong or suborbicular legume. Distribution: in Northern and Western Cape. Flowering time: May and July to October.

L. herbacea
Annual non-climbing herb, erect or ascending, 0.3-0.5 m long, with scattered, sharp-pointed, appressed (lying flat on the surface), straight and stiff hairs,. Leaves 55-95 mm, few and distant, 19-30 mm apart, divided into5-(7)-8 pairs of leaflets, often infolded, narrow-linear, rounded or with a shallow notch on a rounded apex, hairless above, with scattered, sharp-pointed, appressed, straight and stiff hairs beneath. Inflorescence stalks 61-92 mm, often much longer than the leaves. Inflorescence a loose raceme with many flowers, elongating, flowers purple. Fruit is a legume compressed, often veiny, 12-20 x 12-14 mm, hairless, shortly stipitate, obliquely ovoid-oblong, 2-6-seeded. Diagnostic characters: It can be distinguished from L. diffusa and L. excisa by hairiness, with scattered, sharp-pointed, appressed, straight and stiff hairs and the legume which is obliquely ovoid-oblong. Distribution: a Western Cape species, extending sparsely into the Northern and Eastern Cape.

L. macrostachya
Perennial, non-climbing herb, 0.01-0.8 m tall. Leaves 33-100 mm long, divided into 3-10 pairs of leaflets, elliptic oblong, thinly silky on both sides, gradually smaller upwards. Inflorescence distantly many-flowered, 20-30 per inflorescence. Inflorescence stalks 30-62 mm long. Fruit is a legume 15-30 x 10-13 mm, elliptic-oblong, rounded at the ends, with a short stipe, hairy. Diagnostic characters: Oblong legume, thickly spotted with purple dots. Distribution: Namibia, Botswana and Northern Cape. Flowering time: January, February and November.

L. stenoloba
Perennial, non-climbing herb up to 0.3 m, erect or diffuse. Leaves 50-75 mm long, divided into 5-10 pairs of leaflets, linear-oblong or sublanceolate, variably hairy. Inflorescence shortly racemose at the summit 10-30-flowered. Inflorescence stalks 25-120 mm long, longer than the leaves. Fruit is a legume 46 x 9 mm, linear, obtuse, nearly straight, four times as long as broad, with scattered, sharp-pointed, appressed, straight and stiff hairs, many-seeded. Diagnostic characters: Distinguished from L. brachystachya by having long inflorescence stalks and short flower stalks. Distribution: Western and Eastern Cape, extends sparsely into Northern Cape. Flowering time: May, July to September and November to December.

L. tomentosa
Perennial, diffuse or procumbent, 0.2-0.4 m tall. The stems, leaf stalks, and inflorescence stalks are covered with white, soft, short, spreading hairs. Leaves 50-60 mm long, divided into 8-12 pairs of leaflets, oblong, tapering gradually, rounded or notched at the tip, hairless above, with white soft hairs beneath. Inflorescence subcapitate, shortly 8-12-flowered. Inflorescence stalks 45-130 mm long, hairy. Fruit is a legume 10-20 x 8-13 mm, swollen, ovoid, with white hairs and a short stalk. Diagnostic characters: It is distinguished from L. capitata by a hairy legume. Distribution: Western Cape. Flowering time: January and from August to October.