Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

erect, clustered, branched or unbranched, long-villous.

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.

basal and cauline;

stipules 5–11 mm;

petiole 2–3 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 25–75 × 4–6 mm, adaxial surface villous, hairs silvery.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

7–21 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

2–5.5 cm;

bracts deciduous or persistent, 4–9 mm.

2–12 mm.

2–3.5 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 5.5–8 mm, adaxial lobe, 2-toothed, 5–7 mm;

corolla cream to pale yellow, banner usually hairy abaxially, keel glabrous.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

2–3 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

2 or 3, white, mottled black, 4–5 mm.