Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched, woody.

erect or slightly spreading, clustered, unbranched or branched distally.

cauline;

stipules 8–12 mm;

petiole 2–3(–6) cm;

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

cauline;

stipules 10–15 mm;

proximal petioles (3–)5–14 cm, distal ones (1–)2–4 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 35–80 × 2–5 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

10–30 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

6–20 cm;

flowers in 4–8 distinct whorls.

4–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

6–12 cm;

bracts semideciduous, 4–10 mm.

4–10 mm.

2–4 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.

8–18 mm;

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

corolla blue, banner patch white to yellowish, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial keel sparsely ciliate.

4–7 cm, hairy.

2–3 cm, densely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

6–8.

= 48.