Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched, woody.

erect, branched.

cauline;

stipules 8–12 mm;

petiole 2–3(–6) cm;

leaflets 5–12, blades 20–60 × 3–10 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

basal;

stipules 6–11 mm;

petiole (2–)3–6(–8) cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 5–20 × 5–8 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

10–30 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

crowded, 2–6 cm;

flowers whorled.

4–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

3–7 cm;

bracts ± deciduous, 4–5 mm.

4–10 mm.

(2–)4–5 mm.

14–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 5–9 mm;

corolla usually yellow, rarely lilac to purple, banner patch darker or not or white, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate from claw to tip.

8–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe ± entire, 6–7 mm, adaxial lobe deeply 2-toothed, 5–7 mm;

corolla violet, banner patch cream or white, keel ± straight, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin usually glabrous.

4–7 cm, hairy.

1–2 cm, appressed-villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

8–12, black to tan, often striped lighter, 4–5 mm.

3–5, white.

= 48.