Flora of North America species comparison

angled, sprawling or climbing, basally branched 0–3 times, 4–10 dm.

angled, erect, sprawling, or climbing, basally branched 0–3 times, 1–5 dm.

6–18 cm;

tendrils well developed;

stipules lanceolate to linear, 10–20 × 2–10 mm, much smaller than distal leaflets (less than 1/4 width of distal leaflets);

leaflets 8–14, scattered, blades ovate to lanceolate, 25–70 × 10–35 mm, surfaces glabrous or pubescent.

2–9 cm;

tendrils usually well developed, sometimes reduced to a single bristle;

stipules lanceolate, 5–12 × 1–3 mm, much smaller than leaflets;

leaflets 6–12, scattered, blades elliptic to narrowly so, 8–70 × 3–8 mm, surfaces glabrous or villous.

5–20-flowered, 6–20 cm.

2–5-flowered, 5–15 cm.

10–15 mm;

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

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

ovary glabrous or pubescent.

13–20 mm;

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

corolla pinkish to deep blue-purple, banner erect, blade nearly 2 times as long as claw, wings equal to keel;

ovary glabrous.

20–50 × 3–7 mm.

30–40 × 6–8 mm.