Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

prostrate, branched, base ± woody.

cauline and basal;

stipules 4–9 mm;

petiole 2–16 cm;

leaflets 7–10(–13), blades 20–70 × 3–15 mm, adaxial surface strigose.

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules 2–5 mm;

petiole 1–5(–6) cm;

leaflets 5–10, blades 3–20 × 2–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

dense, 1–10 cm;

flowers whorled.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

1–3(–8) cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

1–7 mm.

1–3(–4) mm.

8–14 mm;

calyx spur distinct, 1–3 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 2.5–5 mm, 1–3 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 2–4 mm;

corolla blue, purple, pink, white, or yellowish, banner patch white, yellowish, or absent, banner hairy abaxially, wings with dense hair patch outside near tip, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

4–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 4–6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–7 mm;

corolla blue to violet, banner patch white or yellow, banner glabrous or densely hairy abaxially, keel straight, abaxial margins glabrous, adaxial margin glabrous or ciliate.

2–3 cm, silky.

1–2 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.

3 or 4, mottled tan, brown, 3–4 mm.