Flora of North America species comparison

ascending-erect, clustered, branched.

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 green, leaflike, lanceolate, 6–30 mm;

petiole 3–6 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 20–60 × 4–8 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

open, 10–44 cm;

flowers usually whorled.

3–20 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

2–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–16 mm.

1–11 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–10 mm.

2–7 mm.

2–7 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, 5–12 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 5–10 mm;

corolla blue, banner patch white, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, usually glabrous, sparsely hairy near middle of adaxial margin.

2–5 cm, silky.

2–4 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

2–6, beige, mottled brown, 4–5 mm.

= 48.