Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

solitary, erect, slender, usually unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

stipules 7–9 mm;

petiole to 1 cm;

leaflets 6 or 7, blades 10–40 × 4–10 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

4–16 cm;

flowers ± whorled or not.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

2–6 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

5–6 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.

8–10(–12) mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 3–5 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 3–8 mm;

corolla whitish to dull blue (at least in bud), often fading to pale yellow, banner glabrous abaxially, keel glabrous, tip sometimes exserted.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

1.5–2.5 cm, white-hairy, dark when dry.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

3 or 4, 4–5 mm.

= 48.