Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

erect or ascending, few-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 (basal not present at anthesis);

stipules 4–13 mm;

petiole 2.5–6 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades broadly oblanceolate, 20–40(–50) × 4–11 mm, abaxial surface appressed-hairy, adaxial surface glabrate.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

4–15 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or ± whorled.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

5–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–6 mm.

2–12 mm.

5–8 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–)12–14 mm;

calyx lobes entire, 6 mm;

corolla pale lavender to reddish purple, banner spot yellow or white, banner glabrous abaxially, keel distally ciliolate.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

4 × 2 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

3–6.