Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

ascending or 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, often crowded near base;

petiole 2–9 cm, ascending- or appressed-pubescent;

leaflets (5 or)7, blades 10–20 × 5–10 mm, adaxial surface glabrate.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

18–45 cm;

flowers well spaced, usually spirally arranged.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

5.5–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

2–12 mm.

5–7 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.

10–13(–15) mm;

calyx 6–7 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 6 mm, adaxial lobe 3-cleft, 4 mm;

corolla bright violet-blue, banner spot creamy or yellow, keel glabrous.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

3.5–5 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

usually persistent, usually inconspicuous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

6–8.

= 36.