Flora of North America species comparison

erect to ascending.

ascending.

blades oblong to lanceolate or oblanceolate, length usually less than 6 times width, base of distals tapered, margins entire or serrulate.

blades usually lanceolate-deltate, margins entire or serrate, abaxial surface densely hairy, adaxial glabrous or glabrate, usually strongly whitish-mottled.

densely glandular;

nodes 2–5-flowered;

flowers not crowded;

distalmost bracts linear, 2–3(+) mm.

glandular;

whorls 2–8 on main axis, fewer on lateral branches;

nodes 3–10-flowered;

flowers crowded;

distalmost bracts linear, 5–6 mm.

spreading to ascending, longer than calyx, visible.

ascending to spreading, shorter than calyx, not or scarcely visible.

calyx campanulate, lobes lanceolate, surpassing capsule, apex subacute to rounded;

corolla whitish or pale lavender, banner base with central field of purple spots, 6–9(–11) mm, glabrate;

banner length 0.9–1 times wings, lobe base without folds;

stamens: filaments glabrous, basal spur 0.

calyx lobes linear to lanceolate, surpassing capsule, apex subacute to rounded;

corolla white to yellowish or pale lavender, rarely purple, 12–20 mm, wings usually long-hairy on adaxial surface, keel glandular, hairy;

adaxial pouch projecting 2–4 mm from tube base;

banner length 0.4–0.5 times wings, lobe base without folds, reflexed portion 2–3.5 mm, equal to basal portion, red-banded;

wings usually red-dotted;

stamens: abaxial filaments glabrous, rarely hairy, adaxials hairy, basal spur 0 or 1.

2, ovate to oval, 2–3 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

4–8, oval, flattened, 2–2.5 mm, margins thin, not inrolled.

= 14.