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 prostrate, rarely decumbent, often branched from base, rarely distally, leaves dispersed uniformly along stems;

pseudoscapes to 10 cm (when present);

cataphylls to 15 mm.

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.

usually pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced to phyllodes;

stipules persistent, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 3–6.5 × 1–2 mm, glabrate except along margin;

petiole swollen or not, not jointed, ribbed, not canaliculate, 9–90 mm, pubescent;

petiolules 1–1.5 mm;

leaflet blades lanceolate to rhombic or orbiculate (sometimes dimorphically so), 0.9–5 × 0.6–3 cm, base attenuate, apex broadly acute to rounded, surfaces abaxially glandular and pubescent to glabrate, adaxially pubescent or glabrous.

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, subcapitate, globose to ovoid;

rachis 0.3–1 cm, nodes 1–6, 3 flowers per node, internodes to 5 mm;

bracts persistent, lanceolate to spatulate, 1–3 × 0.5–1.5 mm, pubescent abaxially.

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

0.8–8.5(–10) cm, longer than subtending petiole, appressed-spreading pubescent to glabrate.

0.5–1 mm.

1–2 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.

(5–)7.5–11 mm;

calyx gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 4.5–6.5 mm abaxially, 4.5–6 mm adaxially, eglandular, strigose;

tube 2.5–3.5 mm;

lobes lanceolate, abaxial 2.5–3 × 1–1.5 mm, adaxial 1.5–2 × 1–1.5 mm;

corolla usually brick red to salmon-pink, rarely white, banner oblanceolate or rhombic, emarginate, 7.5–10 × 4–5 mm with claw 2.5 mm, wings 7–10 × 2–2.5 mm with claw 2.5–3 mm, keel 5–7.5 × 2–2.5 mm with claw 2.5–3 mm;

filaments 6–7 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.5 mm;

ovary glabrous, except pubescent apically, style hairy.

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

globose, 4.5–5 × 3–4 mm, eglandular, pubescent distally, abruptly narrowing to a beak 6–8 mm, exserted beyond calyx.

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

gray-green to brown, often mottled black, lenticular, 4 × 3–3.5 mm;

hilum surrounded by raised, white ridge.

= 22.

= 22.