Flora of North America species comparison

erect.

erect to ascending.

blades linear, length usually 6+ times width, margins entire.

blades oblong to lanceolate, margins entire or weakly serrate.

densely glandular;

nodes (1–)3–6-flowered;

flowers not crowded;

distalmost bracts linear, 0–2 mm.

glabrous or glandular to scaly-hairy;

nodes 1–6(–8)-flowered;

flowers not crowded proximally, sometimes crowded distally;

distalmost bracts linear, 5–6(+) mm.

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

ascending to reflexed, usually longer than calyx, visible, glandular abaxially and adaxially.

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 0.9–1 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 deltate, surpassing capsule, apex acuminate;

corolla violet, banner pale violet to white, base yellow with dark orange spot, wings and keel violet, 10–15 mm, keel glabrous or sparsely glandular;

banner length 0.6–0.7(–0.8) times wings, lobe base without folds;

wings narrowly obcordate, notched 0.2 times whole length;

throat slightly angled to tube, longer than diam., pouch arched, slightly expanded;

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

without red blotches.

2, ovate to oblong, sometimes compressed, 2–3 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

6–12, oblong to oval, 1–1.5 mm, margins thickened, inrolled.

= 42.

= 14.