Flora of North America species comparison

angled to narrowly winged, sprawling or climbing, basally branched 0–4 times, 2–20 dm.

narrowly winged, sprawling or climbing, basally branched 0–4 times, 3–6 dm.

4–14 cm;

tendrils well developed;

stipules lanceolate to linear, 5–25 × 1–10 mm, much smaller than leaflets (more than 1/4 width of distal leaflets);

leaflets 6–12, scattered, blades ovate to linear, 12–50 × 5–25 mm, surfaces glabrous or pubescent.

1–3 cm;

tendrils well developed;

stipules linear, 10–20 × 2–5 mm, equal to smaller leaflets;

leaflets 2, blades linear, 15–60 × 2–8 mm, surfaces glabrous.

5–20-flowered, 5–25 cm.

terminal, 1- or 2-flowered, 2–4 cm.

12–25 mm;

calyx lobes unequal, lateral lobes deltate, linear-triangular, or lanceolate and wider distal to base, shorter to longer than tube;

corolla cream-white, rose, lavender, blue-purple, or deep wine red, banner erect or reflexed toward calyx tube, blade equal to or longer than claw, wings equal to keel;

ovary glabrous or pubescent.

7–10 mm;

calyx lobes subequal, linear-triangular, usually longer than tube;

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

ovary glabrous.

40–60 × 4–7 mm.

30–50 × 2–4 mm.

= 14.