Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

ascending-erect, branched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

stipules 5–13 mm;

petiole 1–5 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 20–60 × 4–8 mm, adaxial surface glabrous or with scattered hairs.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

open, 6–34 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

1–8 cm;

bracts ± persistent, 3–7 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–4 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.

8–10(–12) mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 4–9 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–8 mm;

corolla usually pale yellow to orange-yellow, sometimes white, banner patch orange to yellow, keel tip pale lavender, banner usually hairy abaxially, keel glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2.5–4 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

1–4, speckled tan and brown, 4.5–5.5 mm.

= 48.