Flora of North America species comparison

narrowly to broadly winged, sprawling or climbing, basally branched 0–4 times, 2–10 dm.

angled, erect, sprawling, or climbing, basally branched 0–4 times, 1–8 dm.

1–6 cm;

tendrils well developed;

stipules ovate-lanceolate to linear, 5–25 × 1–10 mm, much smaller than leaflets;

leaflets 4–8, paired, blades lanceolate to linear, 15–75 × 2–20 mm, surfaces glabrous, glabrate, or pubescent.

(0.5–)1–8 cm;

tendrils mucronate to well developed;

stipules linear to lanceolate, 5–25 × 1–6 mm, much smaller than leaflets;

leaflets 2–10, scattered, blades lanceolate or linear, 20–70 × 2–20 mm, surfaces glabrous or sparsely pubescent.

2–7-flowered, 3–15 cm.

2–6-flowered, 2–10 cm.

10–15 mm;

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

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

ovary glandular-pubescent.

7–15 mm;

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

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

ovary glabrous.

25–60 × 4–8 mm.

25–45 × 6–10 mm.

= 14.