Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect or ascending, clustered, unbranched or branched distally, stout.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

stipules 10–15 mm;

petiole 2–25 cm;

leaflets 8–11, blades (30–)60–120(–150) × 3–15 mm, abaxial surface silky, slightly less so abaxially.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

12–40 cm, loose to dense;

flowers whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

4–10 cm;

bracts early deciduous to persistent, 10–18 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

4–12 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.

(13–)15–18 mm;

calyx sometimes somewhat bulged and asymmetrical, abaxial lobe entire or notched, 7–8 mm, adaxial lobe shallowly notched, 6–7 mm;

corolla bright yellow, rarely pale purple, keel falcate, banner glabrous or hairy abaxially, upper keel margins densely ciliate.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

3–4.5 cm, tomentose.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

4–7, pinkish brown to dull reddish brown, 6–7 mm.

= 48.