Flora of North America species comparison

erect to ascending.

erect.

blades elliptic to ovate, length usually 2–5 times width, margins entire or serrate.

blades oblong, margins crenate.

densely glandular;

nodes (1–)3–6-flowered;

flowers not crowded;

distalmost bracts linear, 0–2 mm.

± finely scaly, usually sparsely, finely glandular;

nodes 1–3-flowered;

flowers not crowded;

distalmost bracts linear, 2–3 mm.

ascending to spreading, sometimes reflexed, pendent and/or sigmoid in fruit, usually longer than calyx, visible.

ascending to spreading, proximalmost longer than calyx, distalmost equal to calyx, visible.

calyx lobes lanceolate to ovate, equal to capsule, apex subacute to rounded;

corolla blue-violet to purple, banner white, cream, or pale lilac, 6–9 mm, sparsely glandular;

banner length 0.7–0.8(–0.9) times wings, lobe base with folds bulging 0.5 mm away from throat opening at base of each lobe, wings equal to keel;

stamens: abaxial filaments glabrous, adaxials glabrous or hairy at base, basal spur 0.

calyx lobes lanceolate, slightly surpassing capsule, apex blunt to rounded, inner face white-hairy;

corolla purple, lobes purple, rarely white, throat white with red-purple spots at base of banner, 4.5–8 mm, glabrous;

banner length 1 times wings, lobe base without folds;

stamens: abaxial filaments glabrous, adaxials sparsely hairy, basal spur 0.

2, ovate to oblong, often curled toward attachment side, 2–2.5 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

6–8, oblong, 1.5–2 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

= 14.