Flora of North America species comparison

erect, unbranched or branched distally, hollow.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

basal and cauline, green;

stipules 5–20 mm;

basal petioles 10–25 cm, cauline 1–4 cm;

leaflets 5–10, blades 30–80(–130) × 5–8 mm, adaxial surface strigose, hairs less than 1 mm.

cauline;

petiole 4–9 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 20–50 × 10–20 mm, adaxial surface hirsute.

5–28 cm, usually exceeding leaves;

flowers dense.

15–40 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

4–17 cm;

bracts persistent, 5–10 mm.

5–8 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 4–5 mm.

1–3 mm.

2–5 mm.

10–12 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 5–6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–7 mm;

corolla violet to dark blue, banner patch orange to red, banner usually glabrous abaxially, rarely hairy, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin densely ciliate.

12–18 mm;

calyx 6–10 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla deep pink to magenta, drying purplish, banner spot white becoming magenta, lower keel margins densely ciliate from middle to near claw.

1.5–2 cm, hairy to woolly.

2–4 cm, coarsely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4–6, brown, mottled tan, 3–4 mm.

3–6.