Flora of North America species comparison

very short, tufted, branched.

± prostrate, branched.

cauline, crowded near base;

stipules well developed;

petiole 1–6 cm;

leaflets (3 or)5–9, blades 8–20 × 2–9 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules less than 6 mm;

petiole 6–8(–14) cm;

leaflets 6 or 7, blades 10–20 × 8–10 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

dense, 3–16-flowered, 1–8 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, crowded.

dense, 3–5 cm, usually exceeding leaves;

flowers whorled.

1–8(–10) cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2–3 mm.

1.5–4 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2.5–3 mm.

0.3–1.5 mm.

1–4 mm.

6–8 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe entire or shallowly cleft, ± 6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 3 mm, less than 1/2 as long as abaxial;

corolla bright blue, banner spot white or yellow, keel glabrous.

8–12 mm, in 5–12 whorls;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 4–5 mm, adaxial lobe notched, 4–5 mm;

corolla pink, banner patch light yellow, keel dark rose, white at claw, banner glabrous abaxially, strongly reflexed, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

not undulate, 1 cm, thinly pilose to coarsely hirsute.

1.5–2.5 cm, shaggy.

persistent, disclike, sessile.

deciduous, petiolate.

1 or 2, smooth.

3–5, tan.