Flora of North America species comparison

prostrate to decumbent, branched, not weak, from woody base.

erect, unbranched or branched.

cauline, often appearing clustered near base first year;

stipules 7–16 mm;

petiole 2–10 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 15–35 × 3–9 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

cauline;

stipules green, leaflike, lanceolate, 6–30 mm;

petiole 3–6 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 20–60 × 4–8 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

± open, 6–16 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

3–20 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

4–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–7 mm.

1–11 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–10 mm.

4–12 mm.

2–7 mm.

10–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed or entire, 8–9 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 7–8 mm;

corolla blue to lilac, white, yellow, rose, or purple (sometimes on same plant), banner patch whitish or yellow, or absent, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

10–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 5–12 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 5–10 mm;

corolla blue, banner patch white, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, usually glabrous, sparsely hairy near middle of adaxial margin.

3–4 cm, hairy.

2–4 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

7–12.

2–6, beige, mottled brown, 4–5 mm.