Flora of North America species comparison

erect, usually unbranched, sometimes branched basally, leaves dispersed along stem and arising nearly perpendicular to it;

pseudoscapes 0.5–2 cm;

cataphylls 0.5–15 mm, striate.

1, erect, slender, usually unbranched, rarely branched, leaves sparsely dispersed along stem, proximal ones often caducous;

pseudoscapes to 6 cm (when present);

cataphylls absent or 5–15 mm.

palmately (3–)5-foliolate;

stipules persistent, broadly lanceolate proximally to linear-lanceolate distally, 10–20 × 2–8 mm, stramineous basally, eglandular, glabrate to sparsely pubescent, hairs semi-erect;

petiole not jointed basally, (2–)30–100(–150) mm;

petiolules 1.5–4 mm;

leaflet blades elliptic to oblanceolate, 2–4(–6) × 0.7–2.3 cm, base attenuate to cuneate, apex broadly acute to rounded or retuse, surfaces abaxially pubescent, adaxially glabrate except on midvein.

palmately 3–5-foliolate, sparse;

stipules tardily deciduous, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, 6–15 × 0.5–2 mm, glandular, glabrate to densely pubescent, at least basally;

petiole sometimes swollen but not jointed basally, slightly canaliculate, 7–60 mm, strigose;

petiolules 2–3 mm;

leaflet blades narrowly oblanceolate to elliptic, 3.5–9.5 × 1.3–8 cm, base cuneate, apex obtuse-acuminate, surfaces abaxially glandular and glabrous or pubescent, adaxially glabrous.

persistent (not disjointing at base of peduncle in fruit), elliptic to oblong;

rachis 1.6–7 cm, elongating slightly in fruit, nodes (6–)8–15, (2 or)3 flowers per node;

bracts persistent, oblanceolate to elliptic, 5–15 × (0.5–)4–9 mm, glabrate to sparsely pubescent, hairs semi-erect.

persistent, oblong to elliptic;

rachis 1.5–7 cm, nodes 3–15, 2 or 3 flowers per node, internodes elongating to 15 mm in fruit;

bracts persistent or tardily deciduous, mostly oblanceolate to obovate, 4–9 × 1.5–4 mm, glabrate to pubescent.

(0.5–)5–12(–15) cm, shorter than subtending petiole, pilose.

2.5–7.5 cm, longer than subtending petiole, strigose.

1–3 mm.

1.5–2 mm.

12–20 mm;

calyx strongly gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 13–16 mm abaxially, 12–14 mm adaxially, eglandular, pubescent;

tube 5–6 mm;

lobes linear or linear-lanceolate to elliptic, abaxial 7.5–10 × 2–2.5 mm, adaxial 4–7 × 1–1.5 mm;

corolla violet to blue-purple, banner sometimes paler, oblanceolate, 17–18 × 6 mm with claw 7–8 mm, wings 15–16.5 × 3–3.5 mm with claw 6–6.5 mm, keel 12–12.5 × 3 mm with claw 6–6.5 mm;

filaments 11–14 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.5 mm;

ovary pubescent apically, style glabrous apically.

12–18 mm;

calyx strongly gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 7.5–12 mm abaxially, 6–10 mm adaxially, glandular, pubescent;

tube 4–4.5 mm;

abaxial lobe lanceolate to elliptic, 3.5–7.5 × 1.5–3 mm, adaxial lobes linear-lanceolate, 2.5–3 × 1 mm;

corolla pale blue to lavender, banner narrowly oblanceolate, 12–15.5 × 6–7 mm with claw 4–5 mm, wings 11–14 × 2–3 mm with claw 5–6 mm, keel 8–11 × 2.5–3 mm with claw 2.5–3 mm;

filaments 9–11 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.5–0.6 mm;

ovary glabrous or pubescent on distal 1/4, style pubescent basally.

oblong, 4–6 × 2.5–3.5 mm, eglandular, pubescent, beak 9–13(–16) mm, exserted beyond calyx.

globose-ovoid, 5–6 × 3.5–5 mm, glandular, pubescent apically, beak 2–4 mm, shorter than calyx.

brown, reniform, 4 × 3 mm, somewhat rugose.

brown, reniform to globose, 3–3.5 × 4–4.5 mm.

= 22.

= 22.