Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, branched.

ascending-erect, clustered, branched.

cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 3–15 mm;

petiole 2–6 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 20–60 × 5–10 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

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.

open, 2–23 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

open, 10–44 cm;

flowers usually whorled.

1–8.5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2–10 mm.

2–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–16 mm.

1.5–5 mm.

2–7 mm.

9–12 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 2 or 3-toothed, 3–8 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 5–7 mm;

corolla usually light blue or lavender to purple, rarely white, banner patch white turning purple, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

(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.

2–4.5 cm, silky.

2–5 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4–6, brown, mottled tan, 4–6 mm.

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

= 48.