Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, usually branched, sometimes unbranched.

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

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.

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.

18–45 cm;

flowers well spaced, usually spirally arranged.

6–20 cm;

flowers in 4–8 distinct whorls.

5.5–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

6–12 cm;

bracts semideciduous, 4–10 mm.

5–7 mm.

2–4 mm.

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.

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.

3.5–5 cm, villous.

2–3 cm, densely hairy.

usually persistent, usually inconspicuous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–8.

6–8.

= 36.