Flora of North America species comparison

angled, erect, sprawling, or climbing, basally branched 0–several times, 1–6 dm.

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

2–10 cm;

tendrils mucronate (less than 1 cm) to well developed;

stipules linear, 5–25 × 1–8 mm, much smaller than leaflets;

leaflets 4–12, usually scattered, blades broadly ovate to lanceolate or linear, (17–)20–110 × 2–30(–37) mm, surfaces usually glabrous, rarely finely pubescent.

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.

2–10-flowered, 3–15 cm.

8–12-flowered, 9–14 cm.

12–22 mm;

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

corolla blue-purple to pink-purple or white, banner erect, blade longer than 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.

20–30(–45) × 5–10 mm.

40–70 × 4–9 mm.

= 14.