Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

erect or ascending, 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;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 4–10 mm;

petiole 2–8 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 30–60 × 3–10 mm, adaxial surface pubescent or glabrous.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

6–28 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

2–6 cm;

bracts tardily deciduous, 2–7 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.

12–15 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 2 or 3-toothed, 6–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–6 mm;

corolla bright yellow to orange-yellow, banner usually glabrous abaxially, sparsely hairy on ridge, keel upcurved, glabrous.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

2–3.5 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

3–5, mottled tan, 6–8 mm.