Flora of North America species comparison

erect, unbranched or branched distally.

erect, clustered, unbranched.

cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 5–16 mm;

petiole 3–6 cm;

leaflets 7–12, blades 30–80 × 4–8 mm, adaxial surface sparsely pubescent.

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules 5–6 mm;

petiole 13–15 cm;

leaflets 4–8, blades 40–80 × 10–30 mm, adaxial surface long spreading-hairy.

4–22 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

open, to 20 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

3–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–9 mm.

13–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–4 mm.

2–6 mm.

3–6 mm.

13–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 7–11 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–10 mm;

corolla light blue to purple, banner patch yellowish to white, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

14–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 2-toothed, 8–10 mm, adaxial lobe entire or 2-toothed, 6–7 mm;

corolla light blue, pink, or pale yellow, often drying straw-colored, banner patch yellow, banner ± hairy abaxially, lower keel margins ciliate near claw, adaxial margin ciliate throughout.

3–4 cm, silky.

3–6 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–7, beige, speckled brown, 4–6 mm.

4–8, light brown with brown line or mottled tan, 2–4 mm.