Flora of North America species comparison

finely longitudinally grooved and ridged, gland-dotted, strigulose to glabrate.

finely striate longitudinally, sparsely gland-dotted or eglandular, usually canescent becoming glabrate, rarely glabrous.

(8–)12–20(–26) cm;

stipules sometimes persistent, linear or setaceous, (1–)1.5–2(–2.5) mm;

petiole (6–)8–15(–20) mm, gland-dotted, puberulent or glabrous;

rachis sparsely gland-dotted, puberulent or glabrous;

leaflets (11–)15–31(–35), stipels acicular or setaceous, 0.8–1.8 mm, petiolule 0.7–1.5(–1.8) mm, gland-dotted, mostly puberulent or glabrous, blade elliptic to oblong or ovate to suborbiculate, (10–)15–25(–35) × (7–)9–15(–18) mm, base truncate or round to subcordate, margins usually revolute, entire or inconspicuously crenulate, apex round to obtuse or emarginate, surfaces sparsely to conspicuously gland-dotted, usually glabrous or glabrate, sometimes sparsely pubescent abaxially;

midvein terminated by a slender mucro, (0.2–)0.4–1 mm.

(3–)6–12(–15) cm;

stipules linear to linear-lanceolate or setaceous, (1.2–)2–3(–3.5) mm, eglandular, canescent abaxially, glabrous adaxially;

petiole 0.5–3(–5) mm, eglandular, tomentose to canescent;

rachis eglandular, tomentose to canescent or puberulent;

leaflets (11–)27–41(–49), stipels acicular, (0.5–)0.8–1.2 mm, petiolule 0.5–1(–1.8) mm, usually eglandular, usually canescent to pilose, blade usually elliptic to oblong or ovate, rarely ovate to suborbiculate, (3–)10–18(–25) × (2–)4–7(–12) mm, base truncate or round to subcordate, margins sometimes slightly revolute, entire, apex round to obtuse or emarginate, surfaces usually canescent to velutinous, rarely glabrous;

midvein terminated by a slender mucro, (0.2–)0.4–0.8(–1.2) mm.

(1–)3–5(–8)-branched, 10–20(–30) cm;

rachis sparsely gland-dotted, puberulent;

bracteoles linear to narrowly subulate, 1.5–2.5(–3) mm, usually eglandular, sparsely pubescent or sparsely ciliate.

(1–)5–20(–30+)-branched, (2–)7–15(–25) cm;

rachis sparsely gland-dotted, sparsely pilose to pubescent;

bracteoles linear to narrowly lanceolate, (2.5–)3–4(–4.5) mm, eglandular, pilose abaxially, glabrous adaxially.

0.4–1 mm, eglandular, sparsely pubescent.

(0.4–)0.5–1.2(–1.5) mm, eglandular, sparsely pilose to pubescent.

calyx tube turbinate to narrowly campanulate or cylindric, 1.7–2.2 mm, distal 1/3–2/3 rarely gland-dotted, glabrous;

lobes: abaxial lobe acuminate, slightly longer, adaxial lobes triangular to acuminate, 0.4–1.2(–1.5) mm, margins densely ciliate;

banner bright blue, broadly obovate to obcordate, (4–)5–6 × 3–3.5(–4) mm, distinctly clawed, margins entire or finely erose;

filaments 5–8 mm, distinct;

anthers yellow;

ovary pubescent.

calyx tube turbinate to somewhat campanulate, (1.5–)1.8–2(–2.5) mm, inconspicuously gland-dotted, usually densely pubescent, rarely glabrous or glabrate;

lobes triangular to narrowly lanceolate, (0.6–)1–1.5(–1.8) mm;

banner bright violet, broadly obcordate, 4.5–6 × 2.5–4 mm, distinctly clawed, margins entire or finely erose;

filaments 6–8 mm, connate basally 1.5–2 mm;

anthers yellowish to golden brown;

ovary densely pilose.

sessile or stipitate, 4–5.5 × 2–2.5 mm, margins curved outward abaxially, straight adaxially, at least distal 1/2–2/3 gland-dotted, glabrous.

stipitate, (3–)3.5–4.5(–5) × 2–3.5 mm, margins curved outward abaxially, straight adaxially, at least distal 1/2–2/3 gland-dotted, usually villous, rarely glabrous.

olive brown or brown, 2–2.3 × 1–1.5 mm, smooth, lustrous.

olive brown, 2–2.8 × 1–1.4 mm, smooth.

= 20.