Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, usually branched, sometimes unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

petiole 2–8 cm;

leaflets 5–10, blades 10–40 × 4–12 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

6–30 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or appearing ± whorled proximally.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

1–6 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 4–8 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.

7–10 mm;

calyx 3–6 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla banner and wings dark pink to magenta, drying blue-purple or whitish, banner spot yellowish, becoming darker magenta, lower keel margins ciliate near claw, upper margins glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

often secund, 1–2 cm, coarsely pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

4–6.

= 48.

= 48.