Flora of North America species comparison

erect, ascending, or decumbent, branched distally.

erect, ascending, or decumbent, 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 and basal;

stipules 4–9 mm;

petiole 2–16 cm;

leaflets 7–10(–13), blades 20–70 × 3–15 mm, adaxial surface strigose.

12–25(–42) cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

open, 3–18 cm;

flowers whorled.

2–4 cm;

bracts subdeciduous, 5–8 mm.

2–5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–6 mm.

2–5(–6) mm.

1–7 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.

8–14 mm;

calyx spur distinct, 1–3 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 2.5–5 mm, 1–3 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 2–4 mm;

corolla blue, purple, pink, white, or yellowish, banner patch white, yellowish, or absent, banner hairy abaxially, wings with dense hair patch outside near tip, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

2–3.7 cm, densely pilosulous.

2–3 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

(2 or)3–5(–7).

3–6, tan, 5–6 mm.