Flora of North America species comparison

1+, decumbent to erect-ascending, much branched, leaves dispersed along stems;

pseudoscapes rarely branched, 0–14 cm;

cataphylls 0–13 mm.

suberect to decumbent, branched, leaves dispersed along stems;

pseudoscapes 0–12 cm;

cataphylls 0–7 mm, prominently veined.

palmately 3–5-foliolate;

stipules persistent, erect to reflexed, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, 6–15 × 1–5 mm, glandular, pubescent;

petiole enlarged but not jointed basally, often canaliculate, 5–40 mm, sparsely strigose;

petiolules 1.5–3.5 mm;

leaflet blades oblanceolate to elliptic, oblong, or obovate, 2–4.8 × 0.5–2 cm, base cuneate, apex acute to obtuse or apiculate, surfaces abaxially pubescent, adaxially glabrous.

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, ellipsoid to elongate;

rachis 1.5–8.5 cm, nodes (2–)6–17, 3 flowers per node, internodes to 13 mm;

bracts persistent, erect to reflexed, lanceolate, 4–17 × 1–6 mm, glandular, pubescent.

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.

0.6–15 cm, longer than subtending petiole, strigose.

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

2–3 mm.

1–2.5(–4) mm.

12–22 mm;

calyx strongly gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 9–15 mm abaxially, 8–12 mm adaxially, glandular, pubescent;

tube 4–5.5 mm;

abaxial lobe lanceolate to elliptic, 8–19 × 2–3.5 mm, adaxial lobes lanceolate, 4–7 × 1–1.5 mm;

corolla blue, purple, or violet, banner broadly oblanceolate to obovate, 13–21 × 7–8 mm with claw 4–6 mm, wings 12–18.5 × 3–4 mm with claw 4–7.5 mm, keel 9–13 × 4–7 mm with claw 2.5–3 mm;

filaments 8–12 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.5–0.6 mm;

ovary glabrous or pubescent and glandular on distal 1/4–1/3, style pubescent 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.

ovoid to obovate, 6–8 × 4–4.5 mm, glandular, pubescent distally, beak 1.5–2 mm, shorter than calyx.

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

reddish brown, reniform to globose, 3.5–4 × 4.5–5 mm.

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