Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

decumbent or erect, branched just above ground, hairs less than 1 mm, not sharp or stiff.

cauline;

petiole (1–)3–7 cm;

leaflets (5–)7–11, blades (7–)15–30(–45) × 2–5 mm, adaxial surface glabrous or pubescent, at least marginally.

cauline, clustered at base;

stipules 7–12 mm;

petiole 5–12 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 15–40 × 5–12 mm, adaxial surface densely tomentose to woolly, hairs ± spreading.

10–25 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

10–40 cm;

flowers ± whorled or not.

2–4 cm;

bracts usually deciduous, 3–5 mm, shorter than buds.

stout, 6–10 cm;

bracts deciduous, 7–8 mm.

2–5 mm.

2–5 mm.

10–12(–13) mm;

calyx 3–6 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla usually blue, rarely pinkish, drying darker, banner spot whitish becoming magenta, lower keel margins ciliate near claw, upper margins often ciliate near claw.

10–15 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 6–8 mm, adaxial lobe deeply notched, 6–7 mm;

corolla bluish to purple, banner patch yellow turning purple to white, banner well reflexed-recurved at or proximal to midpoint, this 3.5–6 mm proximal to apex, banner glabrous or ± hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

1–2 cm, coarsely pubescent.

2–3 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4 or 5.

3 or 4, mottled grayish, 4–7 mm.