Flora of North America species comparison

erect, branched or unbranched.

ascending, tufted, or erect, branched or unbranched.

cauline;

petiole 4–9 cm;

leaflets usually 9, blades 10–40 × 4–9 mm, adaxial surface villous to pilose.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

leaflets 5–9, blades 10–30 × 1.5–8 mm, surfaces pubescent.

10–40 cm;

flowers whorled.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

5–12 cm;

bracts usually deciduous, 8–9 mm.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

6–8 mm.

0.7–2 mm.

11–17 mm;

calyx 4–7 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe cleft;

corolla usually blue, rarely white, banner spot white, upper keel margins ciliate near apex, banner as wide as or wider than long.

5–12 mm;

calyx 3–5 mm, lobes ± equal, abaxial lobe entire, adaxial lobe deeply cleft;

corolla usually pink to purple, rarely white, banner spot white or yellowish, keel usually glabrous, rarely with few, minute cilia on lower margins.

3–5 × 0.8–1 cm, densely pubescent.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

5–10.

3–5.

= 48.