Flora of North America species comparison

very short, tufted, branched.

erect, branched at base, hairs 1–3 mm, sharp, stiff.

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.

usually basal;

stipules 10–24 mm;

petiole 6–30 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 20–55 × 6–15 mm, adaxial surface densely woolly.

dense, 3–16-flowered, 1–8 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, crowded.

10–45 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

1–8(–10) cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2–3 mm.

10–50 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

0.3–1.5 mm.

2–8 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.

fragrant, 10–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 5–11 mm, adaxial lobe, 2-toothed, 5–9 mm;

corolla lavender to rose, banner patch yellow turning purple, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

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

3–7 cm, densely hairy.

persistent, disclike, sessile.

deciduous, petiolate.

1 or 2, smooth.

5–8, tan, 3–4 mm.