Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched.

ascending-erect, branched.

cauline, often crowded near base;

petiole 1–6 cm;

leaflets 5 or 6, blades 10–25 × 4–15 mm, adaxial surface glabrate.

cauline;

stipules 5–13 mm;

petiole 1–5 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 20–60 × 4–8 mm, adaxial surface glabrous or with scattered hairs.

6–12 cm;

flowers crowded or spaced, spirally arranged, crowded on young growth.

open, 6–34 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

3–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2.5–3 mm.

1–8 cm;

bracts ± persistent, 3–7 mm.

3–7 mm.

2–4 mm.

9–12 mm;

calyx 5–6 mm, abaxial lobe 3-lobed, 3–4 mm, adaxial lobe cleft, 2–2.5 mm, hairs becoming yellowish gray or brown on dried material;

corolla pale blue-violet, banner spot white, keel glabrous, wings inflated.

8–10(–12) mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 4–9 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–8 mm;

corolla usually pale yellow to orange-yellow, sometimes white, banner patch orange to yellow, keel tip pale lavender, banner usually hairy abaxially, keel glabrous.

2.5–3.5 cm, yellowish gray- or brown-villous.

2.5–4 cm, hairy.

usually persistent, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4 or 5.

1–4, speckled tan and brown, 4.5–5.5 mm.

= 36.