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, some clustered at base;

stipules 6–15 mm;

petiole 3–20 cm;

leaflets 6–11, blades 30–90 × 6–19 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

8–30 cm;

flowers dense, spiciform.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

2–8 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 3–12 mm.

2–12 mm.

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

corolla lavender or purple to yellowish, often turning brown, banner patch yellow to brown, banner not much reflexed-recurved beyond midpoint, this less than 3 mm proximal to apex, banner densely hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate throughout.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

2–3.6 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

3–6, mottled gray-tan.

= 24, 48.