Flora of North America species comparison

sprawling or ascending, clustered, branched.

erect, branched.

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.

basal;

stipules 6–11 mm;

petiole (2–)3–6(–8) cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades 5–20 × 5–8 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

11–25 cm;

flowers whorled or spirally arranged.

crowded, 2–6 cm;

flowers whorled.

7–9 cm;

bracts deciduous, 6–15 mm.

3–7 cm;

bracts ± deciduous, 4–5 mm.

2–4 mm.

(2–)4–5 mm.

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.

8–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe ± entire, 6–7 mm, adaxial lobe deeply 2-toothed, 5–7 mm;

corolla violet, banner patch cream or white, keel ± straight, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin usually glabrous.

(1.5–)2.5–4 cm, shaggy-villous.

1–2 cm, appressed-villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

2–4.

3–5, white.

= 52.