Flora of North America species comparison

ascending-erect, clustered, branched.

decumbent-erect, 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, 10–12 mm;

petiole 1–2 cm;

leaflets 6 or 7, blades 15–25 × 3–7 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

open, 10–44 cm;

flowers usually whorled.

open, 4–20 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

2–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–16 mm.

1–4 cm;

bracts semideciduous, 7–8 mm.

2–7 mm.

3–4 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.

12–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 6–8 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–8 mm;

corolla white, banner patch turning tawny, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

2–5 cm, silky.

2.5–3.5 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

4 or 5, mottled brown, 7–11 mm.

= 48.