Flora of North America species comparison

angled to narrowly winged, erect, sprawling, or climbing, basally branched 0–4 times, 1–10 dm.

broadly winged, climbing, basally branched 1–3 times, 8–20 dm.

3–15 cm;

tendrils usually well developed, branched or unbranched;

stipules sagittate-ovate, 7–35 × 7–30 mm, as large as basal leaflets;

leaflets 6–12, usually scattered, blades ovate to lanceolate, 15–55 × 5–35 mm, surfaces glabrous throughout or pubescent abaxially.

2–4 cm, rachises winged as the stem;

tendrils well developed;

stipules lanceolate, 15–25 × 5–10 mm, smaller than leaflets;

leaflets 2, blades ovate or obovate to lanceolate, 25–60 × 5–35 mm, surfaces glabrous.

4–9-flowered, 4–15 cm.

1–3-flowered, 4–20 cm.

12–29 mm;

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

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

ovary eglandular and glandular-pubescent.

20–30 mm;

calyx lobes equal, lateral lobes deltate, usually shorter than tube;

corolla rose-purple, banner erect, blade longer than claw, wings longer than keel;

ovary glabrous, style rotated 90° from ovary axis.

35–65 × 6–12 mm.

70–100 × 8–12 mm, narrowly winged on abaxial suture.

= 14.