Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, 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 not leaflike, green to silvery, 5–16 mm;

petiole 3–6 cm;

leaflets 7–12, blades 30–80 × 4–8 mm, adaxial surface sparsely pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

4–22 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

3–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–9 mm.

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.

13–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 7–11 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–10 mm;

corolla light blue to purple, banner patch yellowish to white, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

3–4 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3–7, beige, speckled brown, 4–6 mm.

= 48.