Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

decumbent, 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;

petiole 2–3 cm;

leaflets 5–7, blades 10–15 × 5–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

dense, 3–9 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, axillary flowers absent.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

primary peduncles and lateral branches decumbent, 2–3.5 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 3–3.5 mm.

2–12 mm.

1–1.5 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.

6–7 mm;

calyx 4–5.5 mm, lobes ± equal, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla pink, banner spot white or yellowish, keel glabrous.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

1.5–2 cm, pubescent or glabrate.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

3 or 4.