Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched, woody.

decumbent, ascending, or erect, clustered, usually unbranched.

cauline;

stipules 8–12 mm;

petiole 2–3(–6) cm;

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

cauline;

stipules 7–14 mm;

petiole 2–5 cm;

leaflets 6 or 7, blades 20–50 × 4–8 mm, adaxial surface hairs silvery-silky.

10–30 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

dense, 3–7 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

4–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

(1–)2–4(–5) cm;

bracts 3–4 mm.

4–10 mm.

2–5 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.

11–13 mm;

calyx 6–7 mm, bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, adaxial lobe 2-toothed;

corolla blue to lilac, banner patch yellow, banner well reflexed-recurved at or proximal to midpoint, this 3.5–6 mm proximal to apex, banner broader than long, hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

4–7 cm, hairy.

2.5–4 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

4–5, mottled brown, 3–4 mm.

= 48.