Flora of North America species comparison

ascending or erect, branched.

erect or ascending, clustered, unbranched or branched.

cauline, crowded near base;

petiole 2–6 cm;

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

cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 4–10 mm;

petiole 2–8 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 30–60 × 3–10 mm, adaxial surface pubescent or glabrous.

2–12 cm;

flowers spirally arranged.

6–28 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

3–6 cm;

bracts deciduous, 2–3 mm.

2–6 cm;

bracts tardily deciduous, 2–7 mm.

4–6 mm.

3–6 mm.

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.

12–15 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 2 or 3-toothed, 6–7 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–6 mm;

corolla bright yellow to orange-yellow, banner usually glabrous abaxially, sparsely hairy on ridge, keel upcurved, glabrous.

2.5–3.5 cm, white silky-villous.

2–3.5 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4 or 5.

3–5, mottled tan, 6–8 mm.

= 36.