Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

erect, branched at base, hairs 1–3 mm, sharp, stiff.

cauline and basal;

stipules 4–9 mm;

petiole 2–16 cm;

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

usually basal;

stipules 10–24 mm;

petiole 6–30 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 20–55 × 6–15 mm, adaxial surface densely woolly.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

10–45 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

10–50 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

1–7 mm.

2–8 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.

fragrant, 10–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 5–11 mm, adaxial lobe, 2-toothed, 5–9 mm;

corolla lavender to rose, banner patch yellow turning purple, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

2–3 cm, silky.

3–7 cm, densely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.

5–8, tan, 3–4 mm.