Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched, woody.

ascending, spreading, or erect, branched.

cauline;

stipules 8–12 mm;

petiole 2–3(–6) cm;

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

cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 4–15 mm;

petiole 2–7 cm;

leaflets 7–9, blades 25–70 × 6–14 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

10–30 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

10–30 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

4–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

3–7 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–14 mm.

4–10 mm.

3–7 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.

10–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 8–12 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 7–11 mm;

corolla purple, banner patch white or not, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

4–7 cm, hairy.

3–4.5 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

5–7, mottled brown, 4–7 mm.

= 48.