Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched, woody.

erect or ascending, clustered, unbranched or branched distally, stout.

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;

petiole 2–25 cm;

leaflets 8–11, blades (30–)60–120(–150) × 3–15 mm, abaxial surface silky, slightly less so abaxially.

10–30 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

12–40 cm, loose to dense;

flowers whorled.

4–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

4–10 cm;

bracts early deciduous to persistent, 10–18 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.

(13–)15–18 mm;

calyx sometimes somewhat bulged and asymmetrical, abaxial lobe entire or notched, 7–8 mm, adaxial lobe shallowly notched, 6–7 mm;

corolla bright yellow, rarely pale purple, keel falcate, banner glabrous or hairy abaxially, upper keel margins densely ciliate.

4–7 cm, hairy.

3–4.5 cm, tomentose.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

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

4–7, pinkish brown to dull reddish brown, 6–7 mm.

= 48.