Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

erect or ascending, branched.

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;

stipules 8–10 mm;

petiole 1–3.5 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 10–25 × 3–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

5–20 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

2–6 cm;

bracts deciduous, 7–10 mm.

2–12 mm.

4–8 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.

8–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 7–9 mm, adaxial lip deeply lobed, 5–7 mm;

corolla light violet to blue, banner patch persistently yellow, banner densely hairy abaxially, lower keel margins ± ciliate, adaxial margins glabrous.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

2.5–3.5 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

4–8, mottled brown, 4–5 mm.