Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched, usually succulent.

sprawling or ascending, clustered, 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.

basal;

stipules conspicuous, 20–30 mm;

petiole 3.5–9.5 cm;

leaflet 1, blades 150–270 × 12–33 mm, surfaces sericeous or abaxially thinly pubescent.

15–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

11–25 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

5–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

7–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–15 mm.

3–7 mm.

2–4 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 abaxial lobe entire, 10–11 mm, adaxial lobe entire, 7–9 mm;

corolla lilac to reddish purple or pink, banner spot maroon, glabrous.

3.5–5 cm, coarsely pubescent to tomentose.

(1.5–)2.5–4 cm, shaggy-villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

6–9.

2–4.

= 48.

= 52.