Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched, woody.

ascending or erect, usually branched, sometimes unbranched.

cauline;

stipules 8–12 mm;

petiole 2–3(–6) cm;

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

cauline, often crowded near base;

petiole 2–9 cm, ascending- or appressed-pubescent;

leaflets (5 or)7, blades 10–20 × 5–10 mm, adaxial surface glabrate.

10–30 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

18–45 cm;

flowers well spaced, usually spirally arranged.

4–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

5.5–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

4–10 mm.

5–7 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.

10–13(–15) mm;

calyx 6–7 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 6 mm, adaxial lobe 3-cleft, 4 mm;

corolla bright violet-blue, banner spot creamy or yellow, keel glabrous.

4–7 cm, hairy.

3.5–5 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

usually persistent, usually inconspicuous, petiolate.

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

6–8.

= 48.

= 36.