Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched distally.

decumbent-erect, branched.

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;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 10–12 mm;

petiole 1–2 cm;

leaflets 6 or 7, blades 15–25 × 3–7 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

12–25(–42) cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

open, 4–20 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

2–4 cm;

bracts subdeciduous, 5–8 mm.

1–4 cm;

bracts semideciduous, 7–8 mm.

2–5(–6) mm.

3–4 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.

12–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 6–8 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–8 mm;

corolla white, banner patch turning tawny, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

2–3.7 cm, densely pilosulous.

2.5–3.5 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

(2 or)3–5(–7).

4 or 5, mottled brown, 7–11 mm.