Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, usually branched, sometimes unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

petiole 3–7 cm;

leaflets 7–9, blades 20–50 × 3–5 mm, adaxial surface sparsely pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

10–25 cm;

flowers usually whorled, sometimes spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

5–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

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.

10–12 mm;

calyx 6–10 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla blue, banner spot white, upper keel margins with few cilia near apex, banner as wide as long or wider.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

3–6 × 0.8–1 cm, densely pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

6–8.

= 48.