Flora of North America species comparison

± erect, branched distally, branches subtended by leaves, leaves dispersed along stems, more so distally;

pseudoscapes to 10 cm (when present);

cataphylls 9–20 mm, glabrous or pubescent apically.

suberect to decumbent, branched, leaves dispersed along stems;

pseudoscapes 0–12 cm;

cataphylls 0–7 mm, prominently veined.

palmately 3–6-foliolate;

stipules tardily deciduous proximally, persistent distally, linear, 8–18 × 2–4 mm, rarely glandular, glabrous;

petiole not swollen or jointed basally, slightly canaliculate, 2–55 mm, strigose;

petiolules 1–4 mm;

leaflet blades oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic or orbiculate, 1.1–4.5 × 0.6–2.2 cm, base attenuate, apex acute, acuminate to apiculate, surfaces abaxially sparsely to densely sericeous, rarely eglandular, adaxially glabrous or less sericeous.

palmately (3–)5–7-foliolate;

stipules persistent, triangular, 2–8(–9) × 1–5 mm, glandular and strigose abaxially;

petiole jointed to stem, 12–80 mm, strigose;

petiolules 1–3 mm;

leaflet blades oblanceolate, ovate, or rhombic, (0.6–)1.2–2.6 × (0.3–)1–2 cm, base cuneate, apex rounded to retuse, usually apiculate, surfaces glandular, abaxially uniformly strigose, adaxially strigose to glabrate or with hairs concentrated along veins.

persistent, oblong, elongate;

rachis 0–6 cm, exposed, nodes (1 or)2–4(–8), (1–)3 flowers per node, internodes 3–7(–17) mm;

bracts persistent, linear to lanceolate or elliptic, 3–9 × 1.5–4 mm, sericeous.

persistent, umbellate or subcapitate, rarely reduced to a single flower;

rachis 0–0.8 cm, nodes 1–7, 3 flowers per node, internodes 1–2(–4) mm;

bracts tardily deciduous or persistent, lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, sometimes short-cupulate, 2–7 × 1–3 mm, glandular and strigose abaxially.

3–9 cm, longer than subtending petiole, densely white-strigose.

0.2–1.3 cm, shorter than subtending petiole, strigose.

0.5–1 mm.

1–2.5(–4) mm.

7–11 mm;

calyx elongating and becoming broadly and shallowly campanulate in fruit but not gibbous, 6–8 mm abaxially, 4–6 mm adaxially, glandular (glands often hidden by hairs), sericeous (sometimes sparsely so);

tube 2–3 mm;

lobes linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, abaxial 4.5–5 × 2–2.5 mm, adaxial 1.5 × 1 mm;

corolla deep blue, banner oblanceolate to obovate or orbiculate, 6–7.5 × 3.5–5 mm with claw 1.5–2 mm, wings 6–7 × 1.5–2.5 mm with claw 2–2.5 mm, keel 5–6 × 1.5–2 mm with claw 2–3 mm;

filaments 4.5–5 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.4 mm;

ovary glabrous proximally, canescent on distal 2/3, style canescent basally.

(7–)8–11(–12) mm;

calyx gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 5.5–10 mm abaxially, 4.5–8 mm adaxially, glandular, pubescent;

tube 3–4 mm;

abaxial lobe elliptic to oblanceolate, 2.5–7 × 1.5–2 mm, adaxial lobes triangular, 2–4(–5) × 1 mm;

corolla blue-purple, banner white or paler than other petals, oblanceolate, 9–11 × 4–5.5 mm with claw 2.5–3 mm, wings 9–11 × 2–3 mm with claw 3.5–4 mm, keel 7–8 × 2 mm with claw 3–4 mm;

filaments 6–6.5 mm;

anthers ovate, 0.3 mm;

ovary glabrous, style pubescent basally.

narrowly oblong, 5–6 × 3–4.5 mm, obscurely glandular, tomentose, beak 3–5 mm, equal to or slightly longer than calyx.

globose to ovoid, 5–6 × 4 mm, glandular and short-strigose distally, beak broad, slightly arcuate, 5–6 mm, exserted beyond calyx.

red-brown, round-reniform, 4–5 × 3–4 mm, dull.

gray-green to red-brown, oblong-reniform, 4.5–5 × 3.5–4 mm, shiny.

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