Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, branched from just above ground.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline, clustered at base, ± fleshy;

stipules 15–20 mm;

petiole 2–15 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades widely oblanceolate, 25–70 × 10–30 mm, surfaces silver-silky.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

1–1.5 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

1–2.5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–7 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

1–2 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.

10–12 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe obscurely 2-toothed, 4–6 mm;

corolla yellow, banner usually hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

3–4 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3–5.

= 48.