Flora of North America species comparison

erect, unbranched or branched distally.

spreading-ascending, clustered, robust, branched or 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;

stipules abortive or early deciduous (occurring only on very new growth), 9–15 mm;

petiole 2–3.5 cm;

leaflet 1, blades 30–70 × 15–25 mm, surfaces short-appressed, velvety to satiny sericeous.

4–22 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

4–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

3–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–9 mm.

2.5–6.5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–7 mm.

2–6 mm.

4–6 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.

11–14 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe ovate, 2-lobed, 8–12 mm, adaxial lobe lanceolate, entire or obscurely 3-lobed, 5–10 mm;

corolla pink or rose to blue, banner spot maroon to dark blue, banner glabrous abaxially, keel glabrous.

3–4 cm, silky.

1.5–2.5 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–7, beige, speckled brown, 4–6 mm.

2–4.