Flora of North America species comparison

ascending-erect, clustered, branched.

ascending or erect, clustered, branched, short-silky.

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 2–5 cm;

leaflets 6–8, blades 20–80 × 2–7 mm, widest below middle, adaxial surface pubescent, hairs densely silver-silky to woolly.

open, 10–44 cm;

flowers usually whorled.

5–40 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

2–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–16 mm.

2–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–11 mm.

2–7 mm.

2–4 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 6–8 mm, adaxial lobe notched, 5–7 mm;

corolla lavender to blue, banner patch pale yellowish, banner usually glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

2–5 cm, silky.

2–3 cm, pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

4–6, mottled olive brown, 5–6 mm.

= 48.