Flora of North America species comparison

short-decumbent, clustered, unbranched.

prostrate, branched, base ± woody.

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules 8–10 mm;

petiole (5–)8–13 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades oblanceolate, 15–50 × 4–10 mm, abaxial surface silky-hairy, adaxial surface glabrous.

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.

5–15 cm;

flowers not whorled.

dense, 1–10 cm;

flowers whorled.

4–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–4 mm.

1–3(–8) cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

3–5 mm.

1–3(–4) mm.

8–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 3.5–6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 2–5 mm;

corolla violet, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

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.

3–4.5 cm, hairy.

1–2 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

5 or 6, brown, 6–7 mm.

3 or 4, mottled tan, brown, 3–4 mm.