Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched, usually succulent.

very short, densely tufted, branched.

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, densely tufted or crowded near base;

free blades of stipules reduced, 1 mm;

petiole 0.4–1.5 cm;

leaflets (3 or)5, blades 2–7 × 1–1.5 mm, adaxial surface villous.

15–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

flowers solitary or paired, axillary.

5–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

1.5–4 mm;

bracts persistent, 1 mm.

3–7 mm.

1 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.

4–5 mm;

calyx 2.5–3 mm, abaxial lobe shallowly cleft, 2–2.5 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 0.5–1 mm;

corolla banner white, wings and keel purplish, keel glabrous.

3.5–5 cm, coarsely pubescent to tomentose.

0.6–1 cm, pilose.

deciduous, petiolate.

persistent, disclike, sessile.

6–9.

1 or 2.

= 48.