Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

erect, clustered, unbranched.

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 5–6 mm;

petiole 13–15 cm;

leaflets 4–8, blades 40–80 × 10–30 mm, adaxial surface long spreading-hairy.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

open, to 20 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

13–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–4 mm.

1–7 mm.

3–6 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.

14–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 2-toothed, 8–10 mm, adaxial lobe entire or 2-toothed, 6–7 mm;

corolla light blue, pink, or pale yellow, often drying straw-colored, banner patch yellow, banner ± hairy abaxially, lower keel margins ciliate near claw, adaxial margin ciliate throughout.

2–3 cm, silky.

3–6 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.

4–8, light brown with brown line or mottled tan, 2–4 mm.