Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

short-decumbent, clustered, unbranched.

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 near base;

stipules 8–10 mm;

petiole (5–)8–13 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades oblanceolate, 15–50 × 4–10 mm, abaxial surface silky-hairy, adaxial surface glabrous.

10–25 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

5–15 cm;

flowers not whorled.

2–4 cm;

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

4–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–4 mm.

2–5 mm.

3–5 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.

8–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 3.5–6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 2–5 mm;

corolla violet, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

1–2 cm, coarsely pubescent.

3–4.5 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4 or 5.

5 or 6, brown, 6–7 mm.