UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

Basal and lower cauline leaves long-petiolate, the blades 4-6 cm. broad and divided nearly to the base into 3 segments, which are twice divided into broad segments; lower leaves abruptly transitional into mid-stem leaves, which are short-petiolate, very numerous and overlapping, and finely divided into linear segments.

Leaves mostly cauline, only the basal ones long-petiolate, the blades 3-7 cm. broad, 2-3 times dissected, the ultimate segments comparatively few, narrowly oblong.

Inflorescence a many-flowered, spike-like raceme, the pedicels shorter than the calyx spur and strongly ascending;

sepals 5, bluish-purple with lighter streaks, cupped forward, 7-9 mm long, oblong, the spur 11-17 mm. long;

petals 4, small, the lower pair blue, lobed, the upper pair white;

stamens numerous;

pistils 3.

Inflorescence simple to compound, the racemes 3-20 flowered, open and loose, the pedicels from sub-equal to the flowers to several times as long;

sepals 5, deep blue, 12-18 mm. long, the spur 13-15 mm. long, much longer than the upper sepal;

petals 4, small, the lower pair blue, lightly veined and shallowly notched, the upper pair white or light blue;

stamens numerous;

pistils 3.

Follicles 8-12 mm. long, erect, usually glandular.

Follicles 9-16 mm. long, erect to spreading, densely pubescent.