Flora of North America species comparison

angled, sprawling or climbing, sometimes branched at flowering nodes, 2–6 dm.

angled, erect, sprawling, or climbing, basally branched 0–2 times, 4–8 dm.

5–9 cm;

tendrils usually well developed;

stipules lanceolate to linear, 8–12 × 1–5 mm, much smaller than leaflets;

leaflets 4–8, scattered, blades usually linear, rarely lanceolate, 30–80 × 1–20 mm, surfaces glabrous.

11–16 cm;

tendrils well developed;

stipules ovate to lanceolate, 20–30 × 10–30 mm, nearly equal to distal leaflets;

leaflets 10–16, scattered, blades ovate to lanceolate, 30–50 × 10–30 mm, surfaces glabrous.

5–8-flowered, 10–18 cm.

8–12-flowered, 9–14 cm.

8–15 mm;

calyx lobes subequal, lateral lobes deltate, shorter than tube;

corolla white to blue-orchid, banner erect, blade equal to claw, wings equal to keel;

ovary glabrous.

15–18 mm;

calyx lobes unequal, lateral lobes linear-triangular, equal to or longer than tube;

corolla blue-purple, banner erect, blade longer than claw, wings equal to keel;

ovary glabrous.

30–50 × 4–8 mm.

40–70 × 4–9 mm.

= 14.

= 14.