Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched.

ascending or erect, branched or unbranched.

cauline, crowded near base;

petiole 2–6 cm;

leaflets 5 or 6(or 7), blades 10–25 × 6–12 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

cauline;

petiole 2–7 cm;

leaflets 6–9, blades 15–35 × 3–10 mm, adaxial surface densely pubescent to tomentose.

2–12 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

5–25 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, sometimes appearing whorled proximally.

3–6 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2–3 mm.

1–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2.5–5 mm.

4–6 mm.

2.5–5 mm, becoming recurved.

10–13 mm;

calyx 6–8 mm, abaxial lobe entire or cleft, 4–5 mm, adaxial lobe cleft, 2–3 mm, hairs silvery;

corolla usually dark blue, rarely white, banner spot bright white, keel glabrous, wings flat.

8.5–12 mm;

calyx 3–5 mm, lobes ± equal, cleft;

corolla golden yellow or white, lower keel margins short-ciliate near claw.

2.5–3.5 cm, white silky-villous.

1–2 cm, glabrous or glabrate.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4 or 5.

3–8, resembling bits of granite.

= 36.