Flora of North America species comparison

erect, clustered, unbranched or branched.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

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 (1–)3–7 cm;

leaflets (5–)7–11, blades (7–)15–30(–45) × 2–5 mm, adaxial surface glabrous or pubescent, at least marginally.

8–30 cm;

flowers dense, spiciform.

10–25 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

2–8 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 3–12 mm.

2–4 cm;

bracts usually deciduous, 3–5 mm, shorter than buds.

stout, 1–2 mm.

2–5 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.

10–12(–13) mm;

calyx 3–6 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla usually blue, rarely pinkish, drying darker, banner spot whitish becoming magenta, lower keel margins ciliate near claw, upper margins often ciliate near claw.

2–3.6 cm, hairy.

1–2 cm, coarsely pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–6, mottled gray-tan.

4 or 5.

= 24, 48.