Flora of North America species comparison

acaulescent or prostrate to ± erect, unbranched or branched.

erect, usually unbranched.

usually basal, sometimes cauline present;

stipules 3–25 mm;

petiole 2–13 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 5–40 × 3–7 mm, surfaces pubescent.

cauline (few and large) and basal (persistent until after anthesis);

stipules 11 mm;

petiole 5–20 cm;

leaflets (7–)9–11(or 12), blades 20–50(–80) × 5–12 mm, abaxial surface with long, appressed hairs, especially on margins and veins, adaxial surface usually glabrous.

dense, 3–20 cm, not exceeding to exserted beyond leaves;

flowers whorled, usually crowded.

loose, 11–40 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or whorled.

2–13 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 4–15 mm.

11–18 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5 mm.

0.4–3 mm.

5–12 mm.

6–13 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 4–7 mm, adaxial lobe entire or 2-toothed, 3–7 mm;

corolla pink, violet, or blue, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

fragrant, 8–13 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 6 mm, adaxial lobe notched, 4–6 mm;

corolla blue to purple, yellowish, or creamy white, banner distinctly ruffled, markedly concave on lateral face, banner glabrous or sparsely pubescent abaxially, wings glabrous, keel curved upward, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin glabrous.

1–2 cm, hairy.

2–3 cm, glabrous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

2–6, ± mottled tan or green to brown, 2–4 mm.

4 or 5.

= 48.