Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched, usually succulent.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

cauline, may be crowded at base on new growth;

petiole 6–15 cm;

leaflets 7–9, blades 20–60 × 7–20 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

cauline;

petiole 3–10 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 20–50 × 4–11 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

15–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

10–40 cm;

flowers whorled.

5–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

5–18 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–7.5 mm.

3–7 mm.

3–6 mm.

12–18 mm;

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

corolla usually blue-purple, rarely white, lavender, or pink, banner spot white, becoming magenta, upper wing margins ciliate near claw, lower and upper keel margins ciliate near claw.

8–12 mm;

calyx 5–7 mm, lobes ± equal, entire;

corolla blue, banner spot white, upper keel margins with a tooth near middle, ciliate from tooth to near apex, banner width equal to or greater than length.

3.5–5 cm, coarsely pubescent to tomentose.

3–5 cm, coarsely pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–9.

5–8.

= 48.