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.

erect, rarely with decumbent laterals, unbranched or with few branches near base, spreading white hairy, leaves appearing clustered or dispersed along short stems;

pseudoscapes to 6 cm (when present);

cataphylls 0–15 mm, glabrous or pubescent.

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(or 6)-foliolate;

stipules tardily deciduous or persistent, lanceolate to elliptic, 4–16 × 2–8 mm, scarious, strigose to glabrate;

petiole jointed basally, 10–100(–115) mm, hairs appressed-ascending;

petiolules 1.5–3 mm;

leaflet blades abaxially gray-green, adaxially green to yellow-green, cuneate-obovate, (0.8–)1.2–3 × 0.7–1.8(–2.2) cm, base cuneate, apex broadly acute to rounded or retuse, surfaces glandular and pubescent, with more hairs abaxially and also along veins adaxially.

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.

disjointing in age at peduncle base, cymose;

rachis 1–3 cm, nodes (1 or)2–4(–6), (2 or)3 flowers per node;

bracts tardily deciduous or persistent, elliptic, 3.5–8.5(–10) × 2–6 mm, strigose.

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

(0.5–)1–5.5(–6) cm, shorter than subtending petiole, pilose, spreading or spreading-ascending white-hairy, sometimes with longer spreading hairs.

2–3 mm.

2.5–4.5(–6) 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.

(8–)10–13.5(–15) mm;

calyx gibbous-campanulate in fruit, (7–)9–11.5 mm abaxially, (7–)9–11 mm adaxially, glandular, with blond glands obscured by indument, pubescent;

tube (3.5–)4–5 mm;

lobes lanceolate to oblong or elliptic, abaxial (4–)5–9 × (1.5–)2–3.5 mm, adaxial 4–7(–8) × 1–2.5 mm;

corolla white to purple, banner white, cream, purple, or suffused with pale purple, wings and keel dark purple, wings sometimes lighter, banner broadly elliptic to ± oblanceolate, (7–)9–12(–14) × 6–8 mm with claw 2–5 mm, wings 10–13 × 2–3 mm with claw 4–5 mm, keel 8–10 × 2–3.5 mm with claw 3–5 mm;

filaments 7–8.5 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.3 mm;

ovary glabrous or apically pubescent, style glabrous or pubescent proximally.

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

round to ovoid, 5–7 × 3.5–5 mm, eglandular, pubescent, beak 1–4 mm, not exserted beyond calyx.

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

olive to gray-brown, with or without purple mottling, oval to reniform, 3.5–5 × 2.5–3 mm, shiny.