Flora of North America species comparison

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

erect or ascending, few-clustered, 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 (basal not present at anthesis);

stipules 4–13 mm;

petiole 2.5–6 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades broadly oblanceolate, 20–40(–50) × 4–11 mm, abaxial surface appressed-hairy, adaxial surface glabrate.

± open, 6–16 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

4–15 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or ± whorled.

4–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–7 mm.

5–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–6 mm.

4–12 mm.

5–8 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–)12–14 mm;

calyx lobes entire, 6 mm;

corolla pale lavender to reddish purple, banner spot yellow or white, banner glabrous abaxially, keel distally ciliolate.

3–4 cm, hairy.

4 × 2 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

7–12.

3–6.