Flora of North America species comparison

very short, tufted, branched.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched, usually succulent.

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, may be crowded at base on new growth;

petiole 6–15 cm;

leaflets 7–9, blades 20–60 × 7–20 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

dense, 3–16-flowered, 1–8 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, crowded.

15–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

1–8(–10) cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2–3 mm.

5–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

0.3–1.5 mm.

3–7 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.

12–18 mm;

calyx 4–7 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe cleft;

corolla usually blue-purple, rarely white, lavender, or pink, banner spot white, becoming magenta, upper wing margins ciliate near claw, lower and upper keel margins ciliate near claw.

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

3.5–5 cm, coarsely pubescent to tomentose.

persistent, disclike, sessile.

deciduous, petiolate.

1 or 2, smooth.

6–9.

= 48.