Flora of North America species comparison

cylindrical, slender, 0.7–1.5 mm diam.

(tuberous at stem base, sometimes also at intervals) subglobose, lobed, 4–15 mm diam. (fleshy).

erect or ascending, unbranched, 0.3–1.5(–2) dm.

erect, unbranched, (1–)2–6 dm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent on distal 1/2 (trichomes 0.02–0.1 mm).

pinnately 5 or 7-foliolate, (1.3–)2.5–6.5 cm, (not fleshy), leaflets petiolulate;

petiole (0.5–)1.5–5.5 cm;

lateral leaflets similar to terminal, blade sometimes smaller;

terminal leaflet (petiolule 0.15–0.7 cm), blade ovate to elliptic, (0.2–)0.4–1.2(–1.5) cm × (1–)2.5–6 mm, base cuneate to obtuse, margins entire, (apiculate).

simple, (2–)4–13(–16) cm;

petiole (1.5–)2.5–10(–13) cm;

blade usually reniform to cordate or ovate, rarely oblong, (1–)2–4(–6) cm, base obtuse to cordate, margins usually repand or entire, rarely shallowly dentate.

1–3, 5 or 7-foliolate, petiolate, leaflets petiolulate or subsessile;

petiole 0.2–1.5 cm, base not auriculate;

lateral leaflets similar to terminal;

terminal leaflet (subsessile or petiolule to 0.2 cm), blade ovate to elliptic, 0.6–1.3 × 0.1–0.7 cm, base cuneate, margins entire.

(2–)4–10(–14), simple, petiolate or sessile; (middle ones) shortly petiolate or (distally) sessile, base not auriculate;

blade ovate to oblong, or oblong-linear to lanceolate, 3–6(–9) cm × 10–30(–45) mm, margins entire, repand, or dentate (margins minutely pubescent).

ebracteate.

ebracteate.

sepals ovate to oblong, 3–4 × 1.8–2.5 mm, lateral pair slightly saccate basally;

petals usually white, rarely lavender, broadly obovate, 7–10 × 3–6 mm, (clawed, apex rounded);

filaments: median pairs 3–4.5 mm, lateral pair 2–3 mm;

anthers oblong, 1–1.5 mm.

sepals oblong, 2.5–4.5 × 1.5–2 mm, lateral pair not saccate basally, (glabrous);

petals usually white, rarely pale pink, obovate, (6–)7–12(–16) × 3–5 mm, (short-clawed, apex rounded);

filaments: median pairs 4.5–7 mm, lateral pair 2–3.5 mm;

anthers oblong, 1–1.5 mm.

erect to ascending, 7–15(–25) mm.

ascending to divaricate, (10–)15–22(–30) mm.

linear, 2–3 cm × 1.2–1.7 mm;

ovules 12–16 per ovary;

style 1–2 mm.

linear, 2–3.5(–4) cm × 1.4–1.7 mm;

ovules 14–24 per ovary;

style 2–4(–5) mm.

brown, oblong, ca. 1.5 × 1 mm.

dark orange to greenish yellow, oblong or globose, 1.7–2.1 × 1–1.4 mm.

= 28, 42, 64.

= 16, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112.