Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline, basal when present withered by anthesis;

stipules 5–10 mm;

petiole 4–20 cm;

leaflets 5–11, blades 40–100 × 6–24 mm, abaxial surface ± hairy, adaxial surface glabrous or hairy.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–12 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.

8–18 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe entire or notched, 4–8 mm, adaxial lobe entire or 2-toothed, 5–10 mm;

corolla blue or purple to white, banner patch usually white to yellowish turning purple, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins usually ciliate, adaxial margin ciliate from claw to middle.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

= 48.