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.

mostly very short-erect, sparsely branched, with leaves clustered at base, rarely with decumbent lateral stems 0–15 cm, with leaves and inflorescences in terminal clusters;

pseudoscapes 0–4 cm;

cataphylls 7–15 mm (when present), apically emarginate.

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 or pseudopalmately 5(or 6)-foliolate, sometimes with 2 leaflets distal to others;

stipules persistent, lanceolate to linear, 9–15 × 5 mm, strigose-tomentose;

petiole jointed basally, 60–150 mm, strigose-tomentose;

petiolules 1.5–2 mm;

leaflet blades lanceolate, rhombic, or slightly oblanceolate, 2–5.5 × (1.5–)2–3.2 cm, base cuneate, margins undulate, apex acute, mucronate, surfaces glandular and pubescent.

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.

disjointing in age at peduncle base, globose to long-ovoid;

rachis 2–4.5 cm, nodes 6–9, 3 flowers per node;

bracts persistent to tardily deciduous, lanceolate to elliptic, often ensiform, 5–7 × 2–3 mm, membranous in age, strigose.

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

(3–)4–9.5 cm, equal to or shorter than subtending petiole, appressed-pubescent.

0.5–1 mm.

2–3 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.

14–18 mm;

calyx gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 14–16 mm abaxially, 11–12 mm adaxially, glandular, strigose;

tube 4–5 mm;

abaxial lobe broadly oblanceolate, 10–12 × 3.5–4 mm, adaxial lobes linear-lanceolate, 7–8 × 1–1.5 mm;

corolla white to purple, banner white to lavender, paler than other petals, lanceolate to elliptic, 15–17 × 6–7 mm with claw 4–5 mm, wings 15–16 × 3–3.5 mm with claw 6 mm, keel 9–12 × 3 mm with claw 6–7 mm;

filaments 8.5–10.5 mm;

anthers round-elliptic, 0.3 mm;

ovary pubescent apically, 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.

ellipsoid-oblanceoloid, 7–8 × 4–5 mm, eglandular, pubescent, beak broad, flat, 10–15 mm, barely exserted beyond calyx.

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

gray-green to brown, oblong-reniform, 5–6 × 3–4 mm, rugose.

= 22.