Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched, woody.

prostrate to decumbent, branched, not weak, from woody base.

cauline;

stipules 8–12 mm;

petiole 2–3(–6) cm;

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

cauline, often appearing clustered near base first year;

stipules 7–16 mm;

petiole 2–10 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 15–35 × 3–9 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

10–30 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

± open, 6–16 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

4–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

4–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–7 mm.

4–10 mm.

4–12 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.

10–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed or entire, 8–9 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 7–8 mm;

corolla blue to lilac, white, yellow, rose, or purple (sometimes on same plant), banner patch whitish or yellow, or absent, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

4–7 cm, hairy.

3–4 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

7–12.

= 48.