Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

± prostrate, branched, weak.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

stipules 8–12 mm;

petiole 1–3 cm;

leaflets 3–5, blades 5–20 × 2–5 mm, adaxial surface sericeous.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

open, 2–10 cm;

flowers whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

4–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

3–5 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.

11–13 mm;

calyx 5–6 mm, bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or notched, adaxial lobe deeply notched;

corolla light blue to lavender, banner patch white to yellow turning violet, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate claw to tip.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

2–3 cm, shaggy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

5–8, tan, mottled brown, 3–4 mm.

= 48.