Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

cauline, basal when present withered by anthesis;

stipules 5–10 mm;

petiole 4–20 cm;

leaflets 5–11, blades 40–100 × 6–24 mm, abaxial surface ± hairy, adaxial surface glabrous or hairy.

cauline;

petiole 3–10 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 20–50 × 4–11 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

10–40 cm;

flowers whorled.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

5–18 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–7.5 mm.

2–12 mm.

3–6 mm.

8–18 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe entire or notched, 4–8 mm, adaxial lobe entire or 2-toothed, 5–10 mm;

corolla blue or purple to white, banner patch usually white to yellowish turning purple, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins usually ciliate, adaxial margin ciliate from claw to middle.

8–12 mm;

calyx 5–7 mm, lobes ± equal, entire;

corolla blue, banner spot white, upper keel margins with a tooth near middle, ciliate from tooth to near apex, banner width equal to or greater than length.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

3–5 cm, coarsely pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

5–8.