Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

decumbent, ascending, or erect, clustered, usually unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

stipules 7–14 mm;

petiole 2–5 cm;

leaflets 6 or 7, blades 20–50 × 4–8 mm, adaxial surface hairs silvery-silky.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

dense, 3–7 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

(1–)2–4(–5) cm;

bracts 3–4 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.

11–13 mm;

calyx 6–7 mm, bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, adaxial lobe 2-toothed;

corolla blue to lilac, banner patch yellow, banner well reflexed-recurved at or proximal to midpoint, this 3.5–6 mm proximal to apex, banner broader than long, hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2.5–4 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

4–5, mottled brown, 3–4 mm.

= 48.