Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

ascending or 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;

stipules well developed;

petiole 1.3–3.3 cm;

leaflets (3 or)4–7, blades 7–20(–24) × 3–5 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

dense, several-flowered, 1–3 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

(1–)3–6 cm;

bracts persistent, 3–4 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

0.8–2 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.

5–9 mm;

calyx 7–8 mm, adaxial lobe more than 1/2 as long as abaxial;

corolla usually blue with pale banner patch, sometimes entirely white, keel glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

not obviously undulate, 0.9–1.3 cm, sparsely or densely pilose.

deciduous, petiolate.

persistent on young plants, becoming dry and deciduous, sessile.

3–5.

2.

= 48.