Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

ascending or erect, branched near base or middle, or unbranched, hollow, at least near base.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

petiole 3–15 cm;

leaflets 5–9(–11), blades 10–50 × 2–12 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

4–60 cm;

flowers in crowded to widely spaced whorls.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

2–30 cm;

bracts persistent, reflexed, 3.5–12 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

0.5–5 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.

8–18 mm;

calyx appendages usually absent, sometimes present, abaxial lobe 5–11 mm, adaxial lobe 2–6 mm;

corolla white to dark yellow, pink to dark rose, or lavender to purple, lower wing margins sometimes ciliate, upper margins usually ciliate near claw, upper keel margins usually ciliate near claw, lower margins sometimes ciliate but not as densely.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

1–1.8 cm, pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

persistent or deciduous (leaving circular scar), disclike, sessile.

3–5.

2, tan to brown, usually mottled, ridged or smooth.

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