Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

decumbent to erect, few to several-tufted, 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.

mostly basal with 3 or 4 cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 8–12 mm;

basal petioles 4–7 cm, proximal cauline petioles 3.5–15 cm, distal ones 2–3.5 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 15–70 × 3–8 mm, surfaces densely pubescent, adaxially less pubescent and greener.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

3–10(–12) cm;

flowers in 3–6 whorls.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

2.5–7(–13) cm;

bracts subpersistent, 4–10 mm.

2–12 mm.

2–5(–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 mm;

calyx slightly gibbous adaxially near base, bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-lobed, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-lobed, 4–6 mm;

corolla blue to purple, banner spot light yellow, banner with inconspicuous hairs abaxially, adaxial keel glabrous or with a few cilia along adaxial edges towards tip, keel upcurved.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

1.5–3 cm, silky-pilose.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

4–6.