Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

decumbent, ascending, or erect, unbranched or branched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

leaflets 5–9, blades 10–30 × 1.5–8 mm, surfaces pubescent.

cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 5–17 mm;

petiole 2–6 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 20–50 × 3–7 mm, widest above middle, adaxial surface pubescent, appressed-hairy to ± silky or dull green.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

2–23 cm;

flowers spirally arranged to subwhorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

2–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2–8 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–6 mm.

5–12 mm;

calyx 3–5 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla usually pink to purple, rarely white, banner spot white or yellowish, keel usually glabrous, rarely with few, minute cilia on lower margins.

9–12 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or minutely 3-toothed, 3–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–6.5 mm;

corolla pale yellowish to lavender or violet, banner patch yellow to white, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–4 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3–6, mottled brown, 4–6 mm.

= 48.

= 48.