Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

decumbent, 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;

petiole 2–3 cm;

leaflets 5–7, blades 10–15 × 5–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

dense, 3–9 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, axillary flowers absent.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

primary peduncles and lateral branches decumbent, 2–3.5 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 3–3.5 mm.

1–7 mm.

1–1.5 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.

6–7 mm;

calyx 4–5.5 mm, lobes ± equal, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla pink, banner spot white or yellowish, keel glabrous.

2–3 cm, silky.

1.5–2 cm, pubescent or glabrate.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.

3 or 4.