Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

sprawling or ascending, clustered, branched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

basal;

stipules conspicuous, 20–30 mm;

petiole 3.5–9.5 cm;

leaflet 1, blades 150–270 × 12–33 mm, surfaces sericeous or abaxially thinly pubescent.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

11–25 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

7–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–15 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

2–4 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe entire, 10–11 mm, adaxial lobe entire, 7–9 mm;

corolla lilac to reddish purple or pink, banner spot maroon, glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

(1.5–)2.5–4 cm, shaggy-villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

2–4.

= 48.

= 52.