Flora of North America species comparison

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

smooth, gland-dotted, usually glabrous, sometimes strigulose to glabrate.

(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.

(5–)8–20(–25) cm;

stipules linear to setaceous, 2–3 mm, eglandular, glabrous;

petiole 10–25(–30) mm, gland-dotted, usually glabrous;

rachis gland-dotted, usually glabrous;

leaflets (9–)13–19(–21), stipels acicular, 1–2 mm, petiolule 2–5 mm, glands distinctly warty, usually strigulose, sometimes glabrous, blade elliptic to narrowly oblong, (10–)15–35(–40) × 4–10(–12) mm, base round, margins flat, entire or slightly crenulate, apex often emarginate, sometimes round, surfaces gland-dotted abaxially, eglandular adaxially, glabrous or sparsely strigulose abaxially, glabrous adaxially;

midvein terminated by a swollen mucro, 0.1–0.2 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 or)2 or 3(–8)-branched, 10–20(–25) cm;

rachis sparsely gland-dotted or eglandular, sparsely strigulose;

bracteoles linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1.5–3 mm, gland-dotted, strigulose.

0.4–1 mm, eglandular, sparsely pubescent.

0.6–1.2 mm, eglandular, strigulose.

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 funnelform to campanulate, 1.5–3 mm, distal 2/3 gland-dotted, usually glabrous, sometimes strigulose;

lobes: abaxial lobe narrowly lanceolate, adaxial lobes round to triangular, 0.2–1.2 mm;

banner bright blue to deep violet-blue, broadly obcordate, 4–6 × 4–4.5 mm, indistinctly clawed, margins entire or finely erose;

filaments 6–9 mm, connate basally 3–5 mm;

anthers orange;

ovary glabrous.

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.

sessile, 4.5–6 × 2–2.5 mm, margins curved outward abaxially, straight or slightly curved inward adaxially, at least distal 3/4 gland-dotted, usually glabrous, rarely sparsely strigulose.

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

not seen.