Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

prostrate to decumbent, branched, not weak, from woody base.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline, often appearing clustered near base first year;

stipules 7–16 mm;

petiole 2–10 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 15–35 × 3–9 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

± open, 6–16 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

4–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–7 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

4–12 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.

10–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed or entire, 8–9 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 7–8 mm;

corolla blue to lilac, white, yellow, rose, or purple (sometimes on same plant), banner patch whitish or yellow, or absent, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

3–4 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

7–12.

= 48.