Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

petiole 4–8 cm;

leaflets usually 7, blades 20–25 × 2–5 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

4–15 cm;

flowers usually whorled, sometimes spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

3–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

1–2.5 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.

7–9 mm;

calyx 4.5–6 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe cleft;

corolla blue, banner spot white, becoming dark magenta, keel blunt, glabrous, banner length greater than width.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

± fleshy, 3 × 0.6–0.9 cm, densely pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

usually 5.

= 48.