Flora of North America species comparison

ascending-erect, clustered, branched.

erect or ascending, clustered, unbranched or branched distally, stout.

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 10–15 mm;

petiole 2–25 cm;

leaflets 8–11, blades (30–)60–120(–150) × 3–15 mm, abaxial surface silky, slightly less so abaxially.

open, 10–44 cm;

flowers usually whorled.

12–40 cm, loose to dense;

flowers whorled.

2–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–16 mm.

4–10 cm;

bracts early deciduous to persistent, 10–18 mm.

2–7 mm.

4–12 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.

(13–)15–18 mm;

calyx sometimes somewhat bulged and asymmetrical, abaxial lobe entire or notched, 7–8 mm, adaxial lobe shallowly notched, 6–7 mm;

corolla bright yellow, rarely pale purple, keel falcate, banner glabrous or hairy abaxially, upper keel margins densely ciliate.

2–5 cm, silky.

3–4.5 cm, tomentose.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

4–7, pinkish brown to dull reddish brown, 6–7 mm.

= 48.