Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, branched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

stipules 5–10 mm;

petiole 2–5 cm;

leaflets 7–9, blades 25–55 × 4–12 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

8–11 cm;

flowers spirally arranged to whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

1–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3.5–5 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

3–6 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.

10–12 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 4.5–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 3.5–6 mm;

corolla usually purple, sometimes pink or white, banner patch usually white, banner hairy abaxially, keel glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–3 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3 or 4, 5–6 mm.

= 48.