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 (1–)3–7 cm;

leaflets (5–)7–11, blades (7–)15–30(–45) × 2–5 mm, adaxial surface glabrous or pubescent, at least marginally.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

10–25 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

2–4 cm;

bracts usually deciduous, 3–5 mm, shorter than buds.

0.7–2 mm.

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.

10–12(–13) mm;

calyx 3–6 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla usually blue, rarely pinkish, drying darker, banner spot whitish becoming magenta, lower keel margins ciliate near claw, upper margins often ciliate near claw.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

1–2 cm, coarsely pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

4 or 5.

= 48.