Flora of North America species comparison

ascending-erect, clustered, branched.

erect, clustered, 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, yellow-green;

stipules 12–30 mm;

proximal petioles 5–10 cm, distal ones 2 cm;

leaflets 4–9, blades 30–110 × 5–11 mm, adaxial surface villous, hairs greater than 1 mm.

open, 10–44 cm;

flowers usually whorled.

2–6 cm, usually exceeding leaves;

flowers spirally arranged or whorled.

2–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–16 mm.

2–6 cm;

bracts persistent, 7–15 mm.

2–7 mm.

2–5 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 6–11 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–8 mm;

corolla light blue, banner patch yellow, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin sparsely ciliate ± middle to tip.

2–5 cm, silky.

2.5–4 cm, woolly.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

4–6, beige, mottled dark, 3–4 mm.

= 48.