Flora of North America species comparison

erect or spreading, branched or unbranched.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched, usually succulent.

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, may be crowded at base on new growth;

petiole 6–15 cm;

leaflets 7–9, blades 20–60 × 7–20 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

16–60 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

15–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

8–20 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–12 mm.

5–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 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.

12–18 mm;

calyx 4–7 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe cleft;

corolla usually blue-purple, rarely white, lavender, or pink, banner spot white, becoming magenta, upper wing margins ciliate near claw, lower and upper keel margins ciliate near claw.

2–4.5 cm, ± densely hairy.

3.5–5 cm, coarsely pubescent to tomentose.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–10, mottled dark brown, 3–4 mm.

6–9.

= 48.