Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched, usually succulent.

ascending, tufted, 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 2–7 cm, spreading-pubescent;

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

15–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

1–18 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, solitary axillary flowers also sometimes present.

5–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

erect, 2–8 cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2.5–4 mm.

3–7 mm.

0.7–2 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.

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.

3.5–5 cm, coarsely pubescent to tomentose.

1–1.5 cm, pubescent.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–9.

3–5.

= 48.

= 48.