Flora of North America species comparison

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

ascending or erect, usually branched, sometimes 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.

cauline, often crowded near base;

petiole 2–9 cm, ascending- or appressed-pubescent;

leaflets (5 or)7, blades 10–20 × 5–10 mm, adaxial surface glabrate.

6–20 cm;

flowers in 4–8 distinct whorls.

18–45 cm;

flowers well spaced, usually spirally arranged.

6–12 cm;

bracts semideciduous, 4–10 mm.

5.5–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

2–4 mm.

5–7 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.

10–13(–15) mm;

calyx 6–7 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 6 mm, adaxial lobe 3-cleft, 4 mm;

corolla bright violet-blue, banner spot creamy or yellow, keel glabrous.

2–3 cm, densely hairy.

3.5–5 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

usually persistent, usually inconspicuous, petiolate.

6–8.

6–8.

= 36.