Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched distally.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

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.

cauline;

petiole 3–10 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 20–50 × 4–11 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

12–25(–42) cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

10–40 cm;

flowers whorled.

2–4 cm;

bracts subdeciduous, 5–8 mm.

5–18 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–7.5 mm.

2–5(–6) mm.

3–6 mm.

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.

8–12 mm;

calyx 5–7 mm, lobes ± equal, entire;

corolla blue, banner spot white, upper keel margins with a tooth near middle, ciliate from tooth to near apex, banner width equal to or greater than length.

2–3.7 cm, densely pilosulous.

3–5 cm, coarsely pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

(2 or)3–5(–7).

5–8.