Flora of North America species comparison

erect, usually unbranched.

solitary, erect, slender, usually unbranched.

cauline (few and large) and basal (persistent until after anthesis);

stipules 11 mm;

petiole 5–20 cm;

leaflets (7–)9–11(or 12), blades 20–50(–80) × 5–12 mm, abaxial surface with long, appressed hairs, especially on margins and veins, adaxial surface usually glabrous.

cauline;

stipules 7–9 mm;

petiole to 1 cm;

leaflets 6 or 7, blades 10–40 × 4–10 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

loose, 11–40 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or whorled.

4–16 cm;

flowers ± whorled or not.

11–18 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5 mm.

2–6 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

5–12 mm.

5–6 mm.

fragrant, 8–13 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 6 mm, adaxial lobe notched, 4–6 mm;

corolla blue to purple, yellowish, or creamy white, banner distinctly ruffled, markedly concave on lateral face, banner glabrous or sparsely pubescent abaxially, wings glabrous, keel curved upward, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin glabrous.

8–10(–12) mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 3–5 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 3–8 mm;

corolla whitish to dull blue (at least in bud), often fading to pale yellow, banner glabrous abaxially, keel glabrous, tip sometimes exserted.

2–3 cm, glabrous.

1.5–2.5 cm, white-hairy, dark when dry.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4 or 5.

3 or 4, 4–5 mm.

= 48.