Flora of North America species comparison

erect or slightly spreading, clustered, unbranched or branched distally.

prostrate to matted, clustered, usually unbranched.

cauline;

stipules 10–15 mm;

proximal petioles (3–)5–14 cm, distal ones (1–)2–4 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 35–80 × 2–5 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

usually basal;

stipules 4–10 mm;

petiole 5–12 cm;

leaflets 5–11, blades 10–35 × 4–7 mm, adaxial surface hairs ± spreading, dense, tomentose to woolly.

6–20 cm;

flowers in 4–8 distinct whorls.

10–16 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

6–12 cm;

bracts semideciduous, 4–10 mm.

3–15 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5(–10) mm.

2–4 mm.

2–4 mm.

8–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 2 or 3-toothed or entire, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 7 mm;

corolla blue, banner patch white to yellowish, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial keel sparsely ciliate.

fragrant, 10–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 7–12 mm, adaxial lobe deeply 2-toothed, 5–10 mm;

corolla deep purple to light blue, banner patch yellow turning reddish, banner glabrous or hairy abaxially, lower keel margins usually ciliate near base, adaxial margin densely hairy.

2–3 cm, densely hairy.

2–3.5 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–8.

4–6, mottled gray-brown with dark lateral line, 3–4 mm.