Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, clustered, unbranched or branched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline, yellow-green;

stipules 12–30 mm;

proximal petioles 5–10 cm, distal ones 2 cm;

leaflets 4–9, blades 30–110 × 5–11 mm, adaxial surface villous, hairs greater than 1 mm.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

2–6 cm, usually exceeding leaves;

flowers spirally arranged or whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

2–6 cm;

bracts persistent, 7–15 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–5 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 6–11 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–8 mm;

corolla light blue, banner patch yellow, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin sparsely ciliate ± middle to tip.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2.5–4 cm, woolly.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

4–6, beige, mottled dark, 3–4 mm.

= 48.