Flora of North America species comparison

erect, unbranched or branched distally.

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

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;

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.

4–22 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

6–20 cm;

flowers in 4–8 distinct whorls.

3–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–9 mm.

6–12 cm;

bracts semideciduous, 4–10 mm.

2–6 mm.

2–4 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.

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.

3–4 cm, silky.

2–3 cm, densely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–7, beige, speckled brown, 4–6 mm.

6–8.