Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

short-decumbent, clustered, unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules 8–10 mm;

petiole (5–)8–13 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades oblanceolate, 15–50 × 4–10 mm, abaxial surface silky-hairy, adaxial surface glabrous.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

5–15 cm;

flowers not whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

4–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–4 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

3–5 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.

8–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 3.5–6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 2–5 mm;

corolla violet, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

3–4.5 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

5 or 6, brown, 6–7 mm.

= 48.