Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

erect or ascending, few-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 (basal not present at anthesis);

stipules 4–13 mm;

petiole 2.5–6 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades broadly oblanceolate, 20–40(–50) × 4–11 mm, abaxial surface appressed-hairy, adaxial surface glabrate.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

4–15 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or ± whorled.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

5–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–6 mm.

1–7 mm.

5–8 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.

(10–)12–14 mm;

calyx lobes entire, 6 mm;

corolla pale lavender to reddish purple, banner spot yellow or white, banner glabrous abaxially, keel distally ciliolate.

2–3 cm, silky.

4 × 2 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.

3–6.