Flora of North America species comparison

finely longitudinally grooved and ridged, often obscurely gland-dotted, sparsely puberulent or glabrous.

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

(8–)15–25(–30) cm;

stipules mostly acicular, 1.2–2.2 mm;

petiole (3–)8–15(–18) mm, gland-dotted, sparsely puberulent or glabrous;

rachis sparsely gland-dotted, often glabrous;

leaflets (19–)23–33(–41), stipels acicular, 0.4–1.5 mm, petiolule (1–)1.5–2(–3) mm, gland-dotted, usually glabrous, blade elliptic to oblong or ovate to suborbiculate, (7–)12–25(–42) × (2.5–)5–9(–11) mm, base obtuse to round or truncate to subcordate, margins usually conspicuously revolute, crenulate, apex obtuse to round or emarginate, surfaces gland-dotted abaxially, glabrous or glabrate;

midvein terminated by a swollen mucro, 0.2–0.5 mm.

(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–)4–10-branched, (5–)10–25(–30) cm;

rachis sparsely gland-dotted, sparsely puberulent;

bracteoles linear to narrowly spatulate, 1.2–2.5 mm, gland-dotted, sparsely hairy.

(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.

(0.5–)1–1.8(–2.2) mm, gland-dotted, sparsely puberulent.

0.4–1 mm, eglandular, sparsely pubescent.

calyx tube turbinate to narrowly campanulate, (2–)2.2–3.2(–3.5) mm, distal 1/2 often gland-dotted, glabrous or glabrate;

lobes: abaxial lobe narrowly triangular, slightly longer, adaxial lobes triangular or obtuse, 0.8–1.8(–2) mm;

banner violet or white, broadly obcordate, (4.5–)5–6(–7) × 3–4.5 mm, distinctly clawed, margins entire or finely erose;

filaments 6–9 mm, distinct;

anthers yellowish;

ovary glabrous.

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.

sessile, 4–6.5 × 1.8–2.5 mm, margins strongly curved outward abaxially, straight to slightly arched adaxially, distal 2/3 gland-dotted, 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.

not seen.

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