Flora of North America species comparison

ascending-erect, clustered, branched.

decumbent, ascending, or erect, unbranched or branched.

cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 5–18 mm;

petiole 2–7 cm;

leaflets 5–10, blades 20–70 × 5–14 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 5–17 mm;

petiole 2–6 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 20–50 × 3–7 mm, widest above middle, adaxial surface pubescent, appressed-hairy to ± silky or dull green.

open, 10–44 cm;

flowers usually whorled.

2–23 cm;

flowers spirally arranged to subwhorled.

2–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–16 mm.

2–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2–8 mm.

2–7 mm.

2–6 mm.

(8–)12–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 7–13 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–12 mm;

corolla usually purple, rarely yellowish white, banner patch indistinct, banner glabrous abaxially, keel strongly upcurved, glabrous, banner and wings narrow, not covering tip.

9–12 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or minutely 3-toothed, 3–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–6.5 mm;

corolla pale yellowish to lavender or violet, banner patch yellow to white, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

2–5 cm, silky.

2–4 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–7, gray to tan, mottled tan, 4–7 mm.

3–6, mottled brown, 4–6 mm.

= 48.

= 48.