Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

ascending, spreading, or erect, 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;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 4–15 mm;

petiole 2–7 cm;

leaflets 7–9, blades 25–70 × 6–14 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

10–30 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

3–7 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–14 mm.

1–7 mm.

3–7 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.

10–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 8–12 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 7–11 mm;

corolla purple, banner patch white or not, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

2–3 cm, silky.

3–4.5 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.

5–7, mottled brown, 4–7 mm.