Flora of North America species comparison

erect, branched at base, hairs 1–3 mm, sharp, stiff.

prostrate, branched, base ± woody.

usually basal;

stipules 10–24 mm;

petiole 6–30 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 20–55 × 6–15 mm, adaxial surface densely woolly.

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules 2–5 mm;

petiole 1–5(–6) cm;

leaflets 5–10, blades 3–20 × 2–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

10–45 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

dense, 1–10 cm;

flowers whorled.

10–50 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

1–3(–8) cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

2–8 mm.

1–3(–4) mm.

fragrant, 10–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 5–11 mm, adaxial lobe, 2-toothed, 5–9 mm;

corolla lavender to rose, banner patch yellow turning purple, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

4–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 4–6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–7 mm;

corolla blue to violet, banner patch white or yellow, banner glabrous or densely hairy abaxially, keel straight, abaxial margins glabrous, adaxial margin glabrous or ciliate.

3–7 cm, densely hairy.

1–2 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

5–8, tan, 3–4 mm.

3 or 4, mottled tan, brown, 3–4 mm.