Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

basal and cauline;

stipules well developed;

petiole 1.5–4.5 cm;

leaflets 5–7, blades 7–22 × 3–6 mm, adaxial surface softly villous.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

well exserted, several–many-flowered, 3–7 cm;

flowers crowded, whorled proximally, becoming spirally arranged distally.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

2–5.5 cm;

bracts persistent, 5–7 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–4 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.

8–10 mm;

calyx 5–8 mm, lobes unequal, adaxial lobe less than 1/2 as long as abaxial;

corolla blue or whitish and blue-tipped, keel glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

not obviously undulate, 1–1.3 cm, softly villous-pilose.

deciduous, petiolate.

persistent or deciduous, disclike, sessile, leaving a circular scar.

3–5.

2.

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