Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

ascending or erect, branched or 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;

petiole 4–8 cm;

leaflets usually 7, blades 20–25 × 2–5 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

10–25 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

4–15 cm;

flowers usually whorled, sometimes spirally arranged.

2–4 cm;

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

3–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6 mm.

2–5 mm.

1–2.5 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.

7–9 mm;

calyx 4.5–6 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe cleft;

corolla blue, banner spot white, becoming dark magenta, keel blunt, glabrous, banner length greater than width.

1–2 cm, coarsely pubescent.

± fleshy, 3 × 0.6–0.9 cm, densely pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4 or 5.

usually 5.