Flora of North America species comparison

solitary, erect, slender, usually unbranched.

erect, clustered, unbranched or branched.

cauline;

stipules 7–9 mm;

petiole to 1 cm;

leaflets 6 or 7, blades 10–40 × 4–10 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

cauline, some clustered at base;

stipules 6–15 mm;

petiole 3–20 cm;

leaflets 6–11, blades 30–90 × 6–19 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

4–16 cm;

flowers ± whorled or not.

8–30 cm;

flowers dense, spiciform.

2–6 cm;

bracts deciduous, 8–10 mm.

2–8 cm;

bracts usually persistent, 3–12 mm.

5–6 mm.

stout, 1–2 mm.

8–10(–12) mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe 3-toothed, 3–5 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 3–8 mm;

corolla whitish to dull blue (at least in bud), often fading to pale yellow, banner glabrous abaxially, keel glabrous, tip sometimes exserted.

10–13 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 3–8 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 3–6 mm;

corolla lavender or purple to yellowish, often turning brown, banner patch yellow to brown, banner not much reflexed-recurved beyond midpoint, this less than 3 mm proximal to apex, banner densely hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate throughout.

1.5–2.5 cm, white-hairy, dark when dry.

2–3.6 cm, hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3 or 4, 4–5 mm.

3–6, mottled gray-tan.

= 24, 48.