Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate, branched, base ± woody.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched, usually succulent.

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules 2–5 mm;

petiole 1–5(–6) cm;

leaflets 5–10, blades 3–20 × 2–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

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, 1–10 cm;

flowers whorled.

15–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

1–3(–8) cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

5–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

1–3(–4) mm.

3–7 mm.

4–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 4–6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–7 mm;

corolla blue to violet, banner patch white or yellow, banner glabrous or densely hairy abaxially, keel straight, abaxial margins glabrous, adaxial margin glabrous or ciliate.

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.

1–2 cm, silky.

3.5–5 cm, coarsely pubescent to tomentose.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3 or 4, mottled tan, brown, 3–4 mm.

6–9.

= 48.