Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, clustered, unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules 5–6 mm;

petiole 13–15 cm;

leaflets 4–8, blades 40–80 × 10–30 mm, adaxial surface long spreading-hairy.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

open, to 20 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

13–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–4 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.

14–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 2-toothed, 8–10 mm, adaxial lobe entire or 2-toothed, 6–7 mm;

corolla light blue, pink, or pale yellow, often drying straw-colored, banner patch yellow, banner ± hairy abaxially, lower keel margins ciliate near claw, adaxial margin ciliate throughout.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

3–6 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

4–8, light brown with brown line or mottled tan, 2–4 mm.

= 48.