Flora of North America species comparison

erect to ascending.

ascending.

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

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

densely glandular;

nodes (1–)3–6-flowered;

flowers not crowded;

distalmost bracts linear, 0–2 mm.

glandular;

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

nodes 3–10-flowered;

flowers crowded;

distalmost bracts linear, 5–6 mm.

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

ascending to spreading, shorter than calyx, not or scarcely 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 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 oblong, often curled toward attachment side, 2–2.5 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

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

= 14.