Flora of North America species comparison

3–7 dm, with scattered, small glands.

(2.5–)3–7 dm, eglandular or sparsely glandular-punctate or -verruculose.

spikes, densely flowered, not involucrate, 7–9 mm diam.;

axis not visible, 0.6–1.1 cm;

bracts deciduous with fruit or proximal ones persistent, 0.8–2 mm.

spikes, loosely flowered, not involucrate, 6–8 mm diam.;

axis visible, (1–)1.5–7.5(–9) cm;

bracts persistent, 2.6–4 mm.

0–8 cm.

0.4–4 cm.

5, 6.5–9.2 mm, filaments distinct to 3.5–5 mm, anthers 0.8 mm.

(5–)8–10 (sometimes only 5 functional), 6.5–8.5 mm, filaments distinct to 1.9–2.9 mm, anthers 0.4–0.6 mm.

usually pink to lavender, rarely white;

not conventionally papilionaceous;

banner 4.4–5.2 mm, blade broadly ovate, 2.1–2.6 × 1.8–2.5 mm; epistemonous petals attached at separation of filaments, blades 2.6–3.5 × 0.9–1.2 mm.

red-violet to magenta or purple;

not conventionally papilionaceous;

banner 2.8–4.3 mm, blade ovate-cordate, ± peltate, ± cucullate, 1.8–3.1 × 1.8–2.8 mm; epistemonous petals attached near middle of stamen tube, blades 2–3.8 × 1.5–2.2 mm.

asymmetric, deeply recessed opposite banner, opening oblique, 3.2–4.4 mm, glabrous;

tube 2.5–3.4 mm, with 1–3 blister glands between ribs, lobes subulate or adaxial pair ovate-subulate.

subsymmetric, 3.3–4.5(–4.8) mm, villosulous throughout or on lobes;

tube 1.8–2.5 mm, with 1–4 glands between ribs, lobes triangular to lanceolate, ovate-acuminate, or -apiculate.

3–3.3 mm, glabrous, ± glandular.

2.5–3.1 mm, pilosulous distally and dotted with small glands.

(1.5–)2–2.2 mm.

1.8–1.3 mm.

herbs, erect, becoming somewhat shrubby, glabrous proximal to inflorescences.

herbs, prostrate, densely to sparsely pilosulous or glabrous.

leaves 1.5–3.5 cm;

leaflets 7 or 9, blades involute, linear, (6–)7–12(–14) mm.

leaves 1–3 cm;

leaflets 9–15, blades obovate to broadly oblanceolate, 3–10(–12) mm.

= 14.