Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched, usually succulent.

erect, branched from just above ground.

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, clustered at base, ± fleshy;

stipules 15–20 mm;

petiole 2–15 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades widely oblanceolate, 25–70 × 10–30 mm, surfaces silver-silky.

15–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

1–1.5 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

5–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

1–2.5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–7 mm.

3–7 mm.

1–2 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.

10–12 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe obscurely 2-toothed, 4–6 mm;

corolla yellow, banner usually hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

3.5–5 cm, coarsely pubescent to tomentose.

3–4 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–9.

3–5.

= 48.