Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

erect or slightly spreading, clustered, unbranched or branched distally.

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 10–15 mm;

proximal petioles (3–)5–14 cm, distal ones (1–)2–4 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 35–80 × 2–5 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

6–20 cm;

flowers in 4–8 distinct whorls.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

6–12 cm;

bracts semideciduous, 4–10 mm.

1–7 mm.

2–4 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.

8–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 2 or 3-toothed or entire, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 7 mm;

corolla blue, banner patch white to yellowish, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial keel sparsely ciliate.

2–3 cm, silky.

2–3 cm, densely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.

6–8.