Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules 2–7 mm;

petiole 5–15 cm;

leaflets 4–7, blades widely spoon-shaped, 30–40(–50) × 10–20 mm, surfaces densely silky.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

open to dense, 10–30 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

8–15 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–4 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

4–6 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.

12–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 7–10 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–10 mm;

corolla purple to violet, banner ± hairy abaxially, lower keel margins usually ± glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate claw to tip.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–3 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3–7, light brown, 3–5 mm.

= 48.