Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect or slightly spreading, clustered, unbranched or branched distally.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

stipules 10–15 mm;

proximal petioles (3–)5–14 cm, distal ones (1–)2–4 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 35–80 × 2–5 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

6–20 cm;

flowers in 4–8 distinct whorls.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

6–12 cm;

bracts semideciduous, 4–10 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–4 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.

8–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 2 or 3-toothed or entire, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 7 mm;

corolla blue, banner patch white to yellowish, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial keel sparsely ciliate.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–3 cm, densely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

6–8.

= 48.