Flora of North America species comparison

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

not winged, erect, sprawling or climbing, basally branched 1–several times, 2–5 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.

0.5–1.5 cm;

tendrils bristlelike to 4 cm, often unbranched;

stipules linear, 10–15 × 2–10 mm, much smaller than leaflets;

leaflets 2, blades linear, 20–90 × 2–10 mm, surfaces glabrous.

5–20-flowered, 5–25 cm.

1-flowered, 1–2 cm, prolonged beyond flower into a bristle.

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.

6–10 mm;

calyx lobes subequal, lateral lobes lanceolate, longer than tube;

corolla reddish orange, banner erect, blade longer than or equal to claw, wings equal to keel;

ovary glabrous.

40–60 × 4–7 mm.

40–60 × 4–6 mm, longitudinal venation prominent.

= 14.