Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

decumbent to erect, few to several-tufted, unbranched or branched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

mostly basal with 3 or 4 cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 8–12 mm;

basal petioles 4–7 cm, proximal cauline petioles 3.5–15 cm, distal ones 2–3.5 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 15–70 × 3–8 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, adaxially less pubescent and greener.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

3–10(–12) cm;

flowers in 3–6 whorls.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

2.5–7(–13) cm;

bracts subpersistent, 4–10 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–5(–7) 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.

10–13 mm;

calyx slightly gibbous adaxially near base, bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-lobed, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-lobed, 4–6 mm;

corolla blue to purple, banner spot light yellow, banner with inconspicuous hairs abaxially, adaxial keel glabrous or with a few cilia along adaxial edges towards tip, keel upcurved.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

1.5–3 cm, silky-pilose.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

4–6.

= 48.