Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

petiole 4–9 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 20–50 × 10–20 mm, adaxial surface hirsute.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

15–40 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

5–8 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 4–5 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.

12–18 mm;

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

corolla deep pink to magenta, drying purplish, banner spot white becoming magenta, lower keel margins densely ciliate from middle to near claw.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–4 cm, coarsely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3–6.

= 48.