Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

erect, usually branched, sometimes 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 3–12 cm;

leaflets 7–10, blades 20–50 × 1.5–3.5 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

10–40 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, sometimes appearing ± whorled proximally.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

4–7 cm;

bracts deciduous, 10–15 mm, longer than buds.

2–12 mm.

5–9 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.

10–18 mm;

calyx 5–6.5 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla bright blue, banner spot whitish, becoming magenta, lower keel margins ciliate near claw.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

3 cm, coarsely pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

5–8.