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.

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(–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.

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, 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, 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.

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

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

1–3 mm.

0.5–2 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.

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.

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-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.

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

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

hilum surrounded by raised, white ridge.