Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched.

erect, usually unbranched.

cauline, often crowded near base;

petiole 1–6 cm;

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

cauline (few and large) and basal (persistent until after anthesis);

stipules 11 mm;

petiole 5–20 cm;

leaflets (7–)9–11(or 12), blades 20–50(–80) × 5–12 mm, abaxial surface with long, appressed hairs, especially on margins and veins, adaxial surface usually glabrous.

6–12 cm;

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

loose, 11–40 cm;

flowers spirally arranged or whorled.

3–8 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2.5–3 mm.

11–18 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5 mm.

3–7 mm.

5–12 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.

fragrant, 8–13 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 6 mm, adaxial lobe notched, 4–6 mm;

corolla blue to purple, yellowish, or creamy white, banner distinctly ruffled, markedly concave on lateral face, banner glabrous or sparsely pubescent abaxially, wings glabrous, keel curved upward, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin glabrous.

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

2–3 cm, glabrous.

usually persistent, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4 or 5.

4 or 5.

= 36.

= 48.