Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, usually unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline (few and large) and basal (persistent until after anthesis);

stipules 11 mm;

petiole 5–20 cm;

leaflets (7–)9–11(or 12), blades 20–50(–80) × 5–12 mm, abaxial surface with long, appressed hairs, especially on margins and veins, adaxial surface usually glabrous.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

loose, 11–40 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

11–18 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

5–12 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.

fragrant, 8–13 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 6 mm, adaxial lobe notched, 4–6 mm;

corolla blue to purple, yellowish, or creamy white, banner distinctly ruffled, markedly concave on lateral face, banner glabrous or sparsely pubescent abaxially, wings glabrous, keel curved upward, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–3 cm, glabrous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

4 or 5.

= 48.

= 48.