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.

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

pseudoscapes to 30 cm (when present);

cataphylls blond to brown, to 15 mm, 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.

mostly pseudopalmately 5-foliolate, sometimes proximalmost leaves pinnately 3-foliolate;

stipules persistent, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 2–5.5 × 1–2 mm, appressed-spreading pubescent;

petiole swollen proximally, not jointed, slightly canaliculate, 6–75 mm;

petiolules 1 mm, terminal petiolule often to 10 mm;

leaflet blades elliptic to lanceolate or orbiculate (sometimes dimorphically so), 0.7–3.1 × 0.3–1.3 cm, base cuneate, apex broadly acute to acuminate, surfaces abaxially eglandular and glabrate to pubescent along veins, adaxially obscurely glandular and glabrate to pubescent with pubescent margins.

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, subcapitate to ovoid;

rachis 0.4–1.8 cm, nodes 1–5, 3 flowers per node, internodes to 5 mm;

bracts persistent, lanceolate to spatulate, 1–3 × 0.5–2 mm, margins pubescent.

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

0.5–10.5 cm, usually longer than subtending petiole, sparsely strigose.

2–3 mm.

0.5–2 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.

6–9 mm;

calyx gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 4.5–6 mm abaxially, 4.5–5.5 mm adaxially, strigose, lobes rarely glandular;

tube stramineous, 2–4 mm;

abaxial lobe lanceolate or elliptic to slightly oblanceolate, 3.5–4 × 2 mm, adaxial lobes lanceolate, 2–3 × 1 mm;

corolla with whitish green to yellow base and salmon-pink apex, or yellow throughout, banner oblanceolate-obovate, 5–9 × 2–2.5 mm with claw 1.5–2.5 mm, wings 6–8 × 1.5–2.5 mm with claw 2–4 mm, keel 5–7 × 2–2.5 mm with claw 2–3.5 mm;

filaments 4.5–6.5 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.3 mm;

ovary sparsely pubescent apically, style sparsely pubescent.

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

globose-ellipsoid, 4.5–5.5 × 4–5 mm, eglandular, sparsely strigose on distal 1/2, abruptly narrowing to a beak 5.5–10 mm, exserted well beyond calyx.

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

light brown or gray-brown, lenticular, 4.5 × 3–4 mm, shiny;

hilum surrounded by raised, white ridge.