Flora of North America species comparison

erect, usually branched, sometimes unbranched.

erect, clustered, branched or unbranched, long-villous.

cauline;

petiole 2–8 cm;

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

basal and cauline;

stipules 5–11 mm;

petiole 2–3 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 25–75 × 4–6 mm, adaxial surface villous, hairs silvery.

6–30 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or appearing ± whorled proximally.

7–21 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

1–6 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 4–8 mm.

2–5.5 cm;

bracts deciduous or persistent, 4–9 mm.

2–4 mm.

2–3.5 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 5.5–8 mm, adaxial lobe, 2-toothed, 5–7 mm;

corolla cream to pale yellow, banner usually hairy abaxially, keel glabrous.

often secund, 1–2 cm, coarsely pubescent.

2–3 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4–6.

2 or 3, white, mottled black, 4–5 mm.

= 48.