Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, tufted, unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

basal and cauline;

stipules 8–10 mm;

basal petioles to 14 cm, cauline to 4 cm;

leaflets 6–10, blades 20–50 × 4–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

5–17 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

3–6 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

4–8 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.

10–12 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 4–5 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 3–4 mm;

corolla blue, banner patch white to yellowish, banner glabrous abaxially, keel strongly upcurved, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2.5–4 cm, densely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3–4.

= 48.