Flora of North America species comparison

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

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched distally.

usually basal;

stipules 10–24 mm;

petiole 6–30 cm;

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

mostly cauline, basal normally absent;

stipules 5–7 mm;

petiole 2–14 cm (longer proximally becoming shorter distally);

leaflets 5–13, blades 10–60(–90) × 3–11(–19) mm, surfaces usually silky, rarely thinly silky appearing glabrous abaxially.

10–45 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

12–25(–42) cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

10–50 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

2–4 cm;

bracts subdeciduous, 5–8 mm.

2–8 mm.

2–5(–6) 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.

8–14(–18) mm;

calyx sometimes slightly saccate, abaxial lobe subentire or entire, 5 mm, adaxial lobe 2-fid, 6 mm;

corolla pale purple to bright blue, sometimes yellowish or whitish, banner spot white to yellow turning brown, banner well reflexed-recurved at or proximal to midpoint, this 3.5–6 mm proximal to apex, keel moderately curved, banner silky-hairy abaxially, adaxial keel ciliate almost full length, not reaching tip.

3–7 cm, densely hairy.

2–3.7 cm, densely pilosulous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

5–8, tan, 3–4 mm.

(2 or)3–5(–7).