Flora of North America species comparison

± prostrate, branched.

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched distally.

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules less than 6 mm;

petiole 6–8(–14) cm;

leaflets 6 or 7, blades 10–20 × 8–10 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

mostly cauline, basal normally absent;

stipules 5–7 mm;

petiole 2–14 cm (longer proximally becoming shorter distally);

leaflets 5–13, blades 10–60(–90) × 3–11(–19) mm, surfaces usually silky, rarely thinly silky appearing glabrous abaxially.

dense, 3–5 cm, usually exceeding leaves;

flowers whorled.

12–25(–42) cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

1.5–4 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2.5–3 mm.

2–4 cm;

bracts subdeciduous, 5–8 mm.

1–4 mm.

2–5(–6) mm.

8–12 mm, in 5–12 whorls;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 4–5 mm, adaxial lobe notched, 4–5 mm;

corolla pink, banner patch light yellow, keel dark rose, white at claw, banner glabrous abaxially, strongly reflexed, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

8–14(–18) mm;

calyx sometimes slightly saccate, abaxial lobe subentire or entire, 5 mm, adaxial lobe 2-fid, 6 mm;

corolla pale purple to bright blue, sometimes yellowish or whitish, banner spot white to yellow turning brown, banner well reflexed-recurved at or proximal to midpoint, this 3.5–6 mm proximal to apex, keel moderately curved, banner silky-hairy abaxially, adaxial keel ciliate almost full length, not reaching tip.

1.5–2.5 cm, shaggy.

2–3.7 cm, densely pilosulous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5, tan.

(2 or)3–5(–7).