Flora of North America species comparison

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

finely longitudinally grooved and ridged, gland-dotted, 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.

(1.5–)3–7(–10) cm;

stipules linear or setaceous, (2–)3–5(–6.5) mm;

petiole (2–)4–8(–10) mm, usually gland-dotted, mostly strigulose, sometimes glabrous;

rachis gland-dotted, puberulent or glabrous;

leaflets (7–)13–27(–41), stipels acicular, (1–)1.5–2.5(–3) mm, petiolule 0.7–1 mm, gland-dotted, especially abaxially, mostly pubescent to glabrate, blade usually elliptic to oblong or ovate, rarely obovate to suborbiculate, (2–)6–13(–18) × (2–)3–6(–8) mm, base mostly round, margins usually somewhat revolute, entire or inconspicuously crenulate, apex round to truncate or emarginate, surfaces glabrous, margins puberulent;

midvein usually terminated by a slender mucro, (0.6–)0.8–1.2(–1.5) 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.

unbranched, (2–)3–7(–9) cm;

rachis eglandular, usually puberulent;

bracteoles linear to narrowly spatulate, (2.5–)3–4(–5) mm, eglandular, puberulent.

0.4–1 mm, eglandular, sparsely pubescent.

1–2(–2.5) mm, eglandular, usually puberulent.

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, (1.5–)1.8–2(–2.2) mm, at least distal 1/2 gland-dotted, glabrous;

lobes triangular to narrowly lanceolate, (0.8–)1–2(–2.2) mm;

banner dark reddish purple, broadly obcordate, 4.5–6 × 3.5–4.5 mm, distinctly clawed, margins finely erose, apex emarginate;

filaments 6–8 mm, connate basally 0.5–1 mm;

anthers purplish;

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, 4.5–5.5 × 2–2.8 mm, margins curved outward abaxially, straight adaxially, at least distal 2/3 gland-dotted, glabrous.

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

olive brown, 2.5–3 × 1–1.5 mm, reticulate.

= 20.