Flora of North America species comparison

erect, several branched distally, leaves dispersed along stems;

pseudoscapes to 6 cm (when present);

cataphylls 7–14 mm, glabrous or pubescent, at least abaxially.

suberect to decumbent, branched, leaves dispersed along stems;

pseudoscapes 0–12 cm;

cataphylls 0–7 mm, prominently veined.

palmately (3–)5(–7)-foliolate;

stipules persistent, linear becoming arcuate-recurved, 4–11 × 2–3 mm, eglandular or sparsely glandular, sparsely pubescent;

petiole sometimes swollen but not jointed basally, slightly canaliculate, 10–35 mm;

petiolules 1.5–3 mm;

leaflet blades linear-lanceolate to oblanceolate, 0.9–5.5 × 0.2–0.8 cm, base cuneate, apex acuminate to apiculate, surfaces abaxially eglandular and appressed-pubescent, adaxially glandular and glabrate, or at least pubescent, along midvein.

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, elongate, lax;

rachis 2–6.5 cm, nodes (1 or)2–8, 3 flowers per node, internodes to 32 mm;

bracts persistent, spatulate, obovate, or orbiculate, 2–10 × 1–5 mm, appressed-pubescent abaxially, glabrous adaxially.

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.

6.5–22 cm, much longer than subtending petiole, strigose.

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

1–3 mm.

1–2.5(–4) mm.

9.5–10.5 mm;

calyx broadly and shallowly campanulate in fruit but not gibbous, 6–8 mm abaxially, 5–6 mm adaxially, eglandular to sparsely glandular, with light blond glands, appressed-pubescent, sometimes sparsely so;

tube 2–3 mm;

lobes deltate to lanceolate, abaxial 4–5 × 1–1.5 mm, adaxial 1.5 × 1 mm;

corolla purple, violet, or blue-lavender, banner oblanceolate, 9.5–10 × 5–6 mm with claw 2–3 mm, wings 9–10 × 3 mm with claw 3–4 mm, keel 6.5–7 × 2–3 mm with claw 3 mm;

filaments 6–6.5 mm;

anthers ovoid, 0.4 mm;

ovary glabrous, pubescent apically, 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.

obovoid to globose, 5–6 × 3.5–4 mm, glandular, sparsely strigose, at least distally, beak triangular, 1.5–4 mm, shorter than calyx lobes.

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

gray-green to red-brown, globose-reniform, 5 × 3–4 mm.

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