Flora of North America species comparison

erect, unbranched or branched distally, hollow.

erect, usually 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 (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.

5–28 cm, usually exceeding leaves;

flowers dense.

loose, 11–40 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or whorled.

4–17 cm;

bracts persistent, 5–10 mm.

11–18 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5 mm.

1–3 mm.

5–12 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.

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.

1.5–2 cm, hairy to woolly.

2–3 cm, glabrous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4–6, brown, mottled tan, 3–4 mm.

4 or 5.

= 48.