Flora of North America species comparison

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

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

axis visible, (1–)1.5–7.5(–9) cm;

bracts persistent, 2.6–4 mm.

0.4–4 cm.

(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.

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.

tube 1.8–2.5 mm, glabrous;

lobes deltate- to ovate-acuminate or -apiculate, usually villosulous.

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.

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

1.8–1.3 mm.

petal blades 2–3.4 mm.

herbs, prostrate, densely to sparsely pilosulous or glabrous.

leaves 1–3 cm;

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

= 14.