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.

usually 1, rarely 2, erect, unbranched proximally to much branched distally, leaves dispersed along distal branches;

pseudoscapes 0;

cataphylls 6–11 mm (when present), glabrous.

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 1 or 3-foliolate;

stipules absent;

petiole not swollen or jointed basally, slightly canaliculate, (0 or)2–6(–10) mm, usually shorter than petiolule, rarely to 1 mm longer, strigose;

petiolules often adnate to leaf spur, 5–9 mm;

leaflet blades broadly elliptic to obovate or oblanceolate to orbiculate, 3–5 × 2–3.2 cm, base attenuate, apex acute to rounded, surfaces abaxially densely canescent, adaxially glabrous or glabrate.

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, loose, much of rachis exposed, ovoid-ellipsoid or shortly elongate;

rachis loose, 1.5–5.5 cm, elongating in fruit, nodes (2 or)3–6, 3 flowers per node;

bracts persistent or tardily deciduous, lanceolate to broadly elliptic, 7–12 × 4–5 mm, appressed-pubescent to canescent.

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

2.7–8.2 cm, longer than subtending petiole, canescent.

0.5–1 mm.

4–5 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.

11–16 mm;

calyx broadly campanulate in fruit, 8–12 mm abaxially, 7–9 mm adaxially, glandular, strigulose to canescent;

tube 3–5 mm;

lobes triangular or narrowly elliptic, abaxial 4.5–6 × 2.5 mm, adaxial 2–3.5 × 1.5–2 mm;

corolla blue to blue-purple, sometimes fading yellowish green, banner oblanceolate, 11–15 × 6–8 mm with claw 3–5 mm, wings 10–13 × 2.5–3 mm with claw 4–5 mm, keel 7.5–9 × 2–2.5 mm with claw 4–5 mm;

filaments 9–9.5 mm;

anthers broadly elliptic, 0.5 mm;

ovary glabrous or pubescent, style pubescent on proximal 1/2.

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

ellipsoid, 5–6 × 4–5 mm, densely glandular, pubescent, beak 4–6 mm, equal to or slightly shorter than calyx.

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

gray-green to red-brown, reniform, 4–5 × 3–4 mm.

= 22.