Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, branched.

prostrate, branched, base ± woody.

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, clustered near base;

stipules 2–5 mm;

petiole 1–5(–6) cm;

leaflets 5–10, blades 3–20 × 2–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

open, 2–23 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

dense, 1–10 cm;

flowers whorled.

1–8.5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2–10 mm.

1–3(–8) cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

1.5–5 mm.

1–3(–4) 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.

4–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 4–6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–7 mm;

corolla blue to violet, banner patch white or yellow, banner glabrous or densely hairy abaxially, keel straight, abaxial margins glabrous, adaxial margin glabrous or ciliate.

2–4.5 cm, silky.

1–2 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4–6, brown, mottled tan, 4–6 mm.

3 or 4, mottled tan, brown, 3–4 mm.