Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

decumbent or erect, branched just above ground, hairs less than 1 mm, not sharp or stiff.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline, clustered at base;

stipules 7–12 mm;

petiole 5–12 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 15–40 × 5–12 mm, adaxial surface densely tomentose to woolly, hairs ± spreading.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

10–40 cm;

flowers ± whorled or not.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

stout, 6–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 7–8 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–5 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.

10–15 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 6–8 mm, adaxial lobe deeply notched, 6–7 mm;

corolla bluish to purple, banner patch yellow turning purple to white, banner well reflexed-recurved at or proximal to midpoint, this 3.5–6 mm proximal to apex, banner glabrous or ± hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–3 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3 or 4, mottled grayish, 4–7 mm.

= 48.