Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, clustered, branched or unbranched, long-villous.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

basal and cauline;

stipules 5–11 mm;

petiole 2–3 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 25–75 × 4–6 mm, adaxial surface villous, hairs silvery.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

7–21 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

2–5.5 cm;

bracts deciduous or persistent, 4–9 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–3.5 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 5.5–8 mm, adaxial lobe, 2-toothed, 5–7 mm;

corolla cream to pale yellow, banner usually hairy abaxially, keel glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–3 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

2 or 3, white, mottled black, 4–5 mm.

= 48.