Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

sprawling or ascending, clustered, 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.

basal;

stipules conspicuous, 20–30 mm;

petiole 3.5–9.5 cm;

leaflet 1, blades 150–270 × 12–33 mm, surfaces sericeous or abaxially thinly pubescent.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

11–25 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

7–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–15 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe entire, 10–11 mm, adaxial lobe entire, 7–9 mm;

corolla lilac to reddish purple or pink, banner spot maroon, glabrous.

2–3 cm, silky.

(1.5–)2.5–4 cm, shaggy-villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.

2–4.

= 52.