Flora of North America species comparison

ascending-erect, clustered, branched.

decumbent, 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;

petiole 2–3 cm;

leaflets 5–7, blades 10–15 × 5–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

open, 10–44 cm;

flowers usually whorled.

dense, 3–9 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, axillary flowers absent.

2–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–16 mm.

primary peduncles and lateral branches decumbent, 2–3.5 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 3–3.5 mm.

2–7 mm.

1–1.5 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.

6–7 mm;

calyx 4–5.5 mm, lobes ± equal, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla pink, banner spot white or yellowish, keel glabrous.

2–5 cm, silky.

1.5–2 cm, pubescent or glabrate.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

3 or 4.

= 48.