Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

erect or ascending, clustered, unbranched or branched distally, stout.

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;

stipules 10–15 mm;

petiole 2–25 cm;

leaflets 8–11, blades (30–)60–120(–150) × 3–15 mm, abaxial surface silky, slightly less so abaxially.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

12–40 cm, loose to dense;

flowers whorled.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

4–10 cm;

bracts early deciduous to persistent, 10–18 mm.

2–12 mm.

4–12 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.

(13–)15–18 mm;

calyx sometimes somewhat bulged and asymmetrical, abaxial lobe entire or notched, 7–8 mm, adaxial lobe shallowly notched, 6–7 mm;

corolla bright yellow, rarely pale purple, keel falcate, banner glabrous or hairy abaxially, upper keel margins densely ciliate.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

3–4.5 cm, tomentose.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

4–7, pinkish brown to dull reddish brown, 6–7 mm.