Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

spreading-ascending, clustered, robust, branched or unbranched.

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 abortive or early deciduous (occurring only on very new growth), 9–15 mm;

petiole 2–3.5 cm;

leaflet 1, blades 30–70 × 15–25 mm, surfaces short-appressed, velvety to satiny sericeous.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

4–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

2.5–6.5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–7 mm.

1–7 mm.

4–6 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.

11–14 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe ovate, 2-lobed, 8–12 mm, adaxial lobe lanceolate, entire or obscurely 3-lobed, 5–10 mm;

corolla pink or rose to blue, banner spot maroon to dark blue, banner glabrous abaxially, keel glabrous.

2–3 cm, silky.

1.5–2.5 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.

2–4.