Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

prostrate, branched, base ± woody.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules 2–5 mm;

petiole 1–5(–6) cm;

leaflets 5–10, blades 3–20 × 2–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

dense, 1–10 cm;

flowers whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

1–3(–8) cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

1–3(–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.

4–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 4–6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–7 mm;

corolla blue to violet, banner patch white or yellow, banner glabrous or densely hairy abaxially, keel straight, abaxial margins glabrous, adaxial margin glabrous or ciliate.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

1–2 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3 or 4, mottled tan, brown, 3–4 mm.

= 48.