Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect or ascending, 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, 3–15 mm;

petiole 2–6 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 20–60 × 5–10 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

open, 2–23 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

1–8.5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2–10 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

1.5–5 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 2 or 3-toothed, 3–8 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 5–7 mm;

corolla usually light blue or lavender to purple, rarely white, banner patch white turning purple, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–4.5 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

4–6, brown, mottled tan, 4–6 mm.

= 48.