Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

erect, clustered, unbranched or 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, yellow-green;

stipules 12–30 mm;

proximal petioles 5–10 cm, distal ones 2 cm;

leaflets 4–9, blades 30–110 × 5–11 mm, adaxial surface villous, hairs greater than 1 mm.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

2–6 cm, usually exceeding leaves;

flowers spirally arranged or whorled.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

2–6 cm;

bracts persistent, 7–15 mm.

2–12 mm.

2–5 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 6–11 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–8 mm;

corolla light blue, banner patch yellow, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin sparsely ciliate ± middle to tip.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

2.5–4 cm, woolly.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

4–6, beige, mottled dark, 3–4 mm.