Flora of North America species comparison

erect, usually branched, sometimes unbranched.

decumbent or erect, branched just above ground, hairs less than 1 mm, not sharp or stiff.

cauline;

petiole 2–8 cm;

leaflets 5–10, blades 10–40 × 4–12 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

cauline, clustered at base;

stipules 7–12 mm;

petiole 5–12 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 15–40 × 5–12 mm, adaxial surface densely tomentose to woolly, hairs ± spreading.

6–30 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or appearing ± whorled proximally.

10–40 cm;

flowers ± whorled or not.

1–6 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 4–8 mm.

stout, 6–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 7–8 mm.

2–4 mm.

2–5 mm.

7–10 mm;

calyx 3–6 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla banner and wings dark pink to magenta, drying blue-purple or whitish, banner spot yellowish, becoming darker magenta, lower keel margins ciliate near claw, upper margins glabrous.

10–15 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 6–8 mm, adaxial lobe deeply notched, 6–7 mm;

corolla bluish to purple, banner patch yellow turning purple to white, banner well reflexed-recurved at or proximal to midpoint, this 3.5–6 mm proximal to apex, banner glabrous or ± hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

often secund, 1–2 cm, coarsely pubescent.

2–3 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4–6.

3 or 4, mottled grayish, 4–7 mm.

= 48.