Flora of North America species comparison

erect, clustered, unbranched or branched.

decumbent, branched.

cauline, some clustered at base;

stipules 6–15 mm;

petiole 3–20 cm;

leaflets 6–11, blades 30–90 × 6–19 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

cauline;

petiole 2–3 cm;

leaflets 5–7, blades 10–15 × 5–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

8–30 cm;

flowers dense, spiciform.

dense, 3–9 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, axillary flowers absent.

2–8 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 3–12 mm.

primary peduncles and lateral branches decumbent, 2–3.5 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 3–3.5 mm.

stout, 1–2 mm.

1–1.5 mm.

10–13 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 3–8 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 3–6 mm;

corolla lavender or purple to yellowish, often turning brown, banner patch yellow to brown, banner not much reflexed-recurved beyond midpoint, this less than 3 mm proximal to apex, banner densely hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate throughout.

6–7 mm;

calyx 4–5.5 mm, lobes ± equal, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla pink, banner spot white or yellowish, keel glabrous.

2–3.6 cm, hairy.

1.5–2 cm, pubescent or glabrate.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, mottled gray-tan.

3 or 4.

= 24, 48.