Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched, usually succulent.

erect, clustered, branched or unbranched, long-villous.

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.

basal and cauline;

stipules 5–11 mm;

petiole 2–3 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 25–75 × 4–6 mm, adaxial surface villous, hairs silvery.

15–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

7–21 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

5–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

2–5.5 cm;

bracts deciduous or persistent, 4–9 mm.

3–7 mm.

2–3.5 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.

10–14 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 5.5–8 mm, adaxial lobe, 2-toothed, 5–7 mm;

corolla cream to pale yellow, banner usually hairy abaxially, keel glabrous.

3.5–5 cm, coarsely pubescent to tomentose.

2–3 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–9.

2 or 3, white, mottled black, 4–5 mm.

= 48.