Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, branched distally, emerging from ground stout, red.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

stipules 6–20 mm;

petiole 1–7 cm;

leaflets 6–8(–10), blades (15–)38–61 × 8–13 mm, adaxial surface green, ± puberulent to short-villous.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

15–20 cm;

flowers not whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

3–9 cm;

bracts ± persistent, 7–14 mm (conspicuously longer than buds).

0.7–2 mm.

2–6 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.

8–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 6–10 mm, adaxial lobe notched, 7–9 mm;

corolla pale yellow, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2.5–5 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3–6.

= 48.