Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

erect, clustered, unbranched or branched.

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, yellow-green;

stipules 12–30 mm;

proximal petioles 5–10 cm, distal ones 2 cm;

leaflets 4–9, blades 30–110 × 5–11 mm, adaxial surface villous, hairs greater than 1 mm.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

2–6 cm, usually exceeding leaves;

flowers spirally arranged or whorled.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

2–6 cm;

bracts persistent, 7–15 mm.

1–7 mm.

2–5 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 6–11 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–8 mm;

corolla light blue, banner patch yellow, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin sparsely ciliate ± middle to tip.

2–3 cm, silky.

2.5–4 cm, woolly.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.

4–6, beige, mottled dark, 3–4 mm.