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.

basal;

stipules 6–11 mm;

petiole (2–)3–6(–8) cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 5–20 × 5–8 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

crowded, 2–6 cm;

flowers whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

3–7 cm;

bracts ± deciduous, 4–5 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

(2–)4–5 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.

8–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe ± entire, 6–7 mm, adaxial lobe deeply 2-toothed, 5–7 mm;

corolla violet, banner patch cream or white, keel ± straight, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin usually glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

1–2 cm, appressed-villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3–5, white.

= 48.