Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

ascending or erect, 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, often crowded near base;

petiole 1–6 cm;

leaflets 5 or 6, blades 10–25 × 4–15 mm, adaxial surface glabrate.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

6–12 cm;

flowers crowded or spaced, spirally arranged, crowded on young growth.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

3–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2.5–3 mm.

2–12 mm.

3–7 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.

9–12 mm;

calyx 5–6 mm, abaxial lobe 3-lobed, 3–4 mm, adaxial lobe cleft, 2–2.5 mm, hairs becoming yellowish gray or brown on dried material;

corolla pale blue-violet, banner spot white, keel glabrous, wings inflated.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

2.5–3.5 cm, yellowish gray- or brown-villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

usually persistent, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

4 or 5.

= 36.