Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, branched at base, hairs 1–3 mm, sharp, stiff.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

usually basal;

stipules 10–24 mm;

petiole 6–30 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 20–55 × 6–15 mm, adaxial surface densely woolly.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

10–45 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

10–50 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–8 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.

fragrant, 10–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 5–11 mm, adaxial lobe, 2-toothed, 5–9 mm;

corolla lavender to rose, banner patch yellow turning purple, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

3–7 cm, densely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

5–8, tan, 3–4 mm.

= 48.