Flora of North America species comparison

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

smooth, usually eglandular, mostly glabrous or puberulent.

(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.

10–18(–22) cm;

stipules linear to narrowly setaceous, 3–5 mm, sometimes sparsely gland-dotted, short-pilose;

petiole (15–)20–35(–50) mm, eglandular, usually glabrous;

rachis eglandular, usually glabrous;

leaflets (7–)9–15(–19), stipels not seen, petiolule 2–5(–7) mm, eglandular, glabrous or pilosulous, blade drying blackish, usually elliptic to oblong, sometimes ovate, 20–40(–70) × (10–)15–35(–45) mm, base round, margins flat, entire, apex usually emarginate, sometimes round, surfaces distinctly shiny adaxially, usually glabrous and eglandular, rarely sparsely puberulent and sparsely gland-dotted abaxially;

midvein terminated by a slender 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.

1–3(–8)-branched, (5–)8–15(–25) cm;

rachis usually eglandular, usually glabrous, sometimes puberulent;

bracteoles drying blackish, linear to setaceous, 1.5–3(–4) mm, usually eglandular, glabrous or short-pilose.

0.4–1 mm, eglandular, sparsely pubescent.

drying blackish, 1–2.2 mm, eglandular, glabrous or short-pilose.

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 drying blackish, tube usually funnelform to obconic, rarely campanulate, 2–2.5 mm, usually eglandular, glabrous or short-pilose;

lobes: abaxial lobe triangular, slightly longer, adaxial lobes round to triangular, 0.2–1.4 mm;

banner reddish purple, broadly obovate, 4.5–6 × 3–4.8 mm, obscurely clawed, margins entire or irregularly erose;

filaments 5–7 mm, connate basally 2–2.5 mm;

anthers yellow;

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.

short-stipitate, 6–8 × 2.5–3.5 mm, margins curved outward abaxially, straight or slightly curved inward adaxially, rarely at least distal 1/3 gland-dotted, glabrous.

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

not seen.