Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

ascending or erect, branched near middle.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

petioles 2–8 cm;

leaflets usually 7, blades bright green, 20–50 × 5–15 mm, adaxial surface sparsely pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

dense, 5–10 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

8–18 cm;

bracts tardily deciduous, 3–5 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

1.5–4 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.

13–18 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe entire, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe deeply cleft, 4–6 mm;

corolla banner yellow, wings usually pink, rarely white, keel white, lower and upper margins ciliate from claw to middle.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2 cm, glabrous or glabrate.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

usually 5.

= 48.