Flora of North America species comparison

erect, branched or unbranched.

± prostrate, branched.

cauline;

petiole 4–9 cm;

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

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules less than 6 mm;

petiole 6–8(–14) cm;

leaflets 6 or 7, blades 10–20 × 8–10 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

10–40 cm;

flowers whorled.

dense, 3–5 cm, usually exceeding leaves;

flowers whorled.

5–12 cm;

bracts usually deciduous, 8–9 mm.

1.5–4 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2.5–3 mm.

6–8 mm.

1–4 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.

8–12 mm, in 5–12 whorls;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 4–5 mm, adaxial lobe notched, 4–5 mm;

corolla pink, banner patch light yellow, keel dark rose, white at claw, banner glabrous abaxially, strongly reflexed, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate.

3–5 × 0.8–1 cm, densely pubescent.

1.5–2.5 cm, shaggy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

5–10.

3–5, tan.