Flora of North America species comparison

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

spreading-ascending, clustered, robust, branched or unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

cauline;

stipules abortive or early deciduous (occurring only on very new growth), 9–15 mm;

petiole 2–3.5 cm;

leaflet 1, blades 30–70 × 15–25 mm, surfaces short-appressed, velvety to satiny sericeous.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

4–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

2.5–6.5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–7 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

4–6 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.

11–14 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe ovate, 2-lobed, 8–12 mm, adaxial lobe lanceolate, entire or obscurely 3-lobed, 5–10 mm;

corolla pink or rose to blue, banner spot maroon to dark blue, banner glabrous abaxially, keel glabrous.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

1.5–2.5 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

2–4.

= 48.