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, much branched distally, leaves dispersed along stem, more so apically;

pseudoscapes 0;

cataphylls 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;

stipules tardily deciduous, linear to linear-lanceolate, 7–12 × 1–4 mm, sparsely strigose;

petiole sometimes swollen but not jointed basally, 2–40 mm;

petiolules 1.5–2 mm;

leaflet blades narrowly elliptic, 1.3–4.5 × 0.3–1.4 cm, base obtuse to slightly cuneate, apex apiculate, surfaces abaxially tomentose, 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, globose-ovoid, compact;

rachis 0.5–0.7 cm, crowded, nodes 2, (1–)3 flowers per node;

bracts persistent, orbiculate, 7–14(–20) × 6–13 mm, apex cuspidate to caudate, short-pubescent.

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

1.4–2 cm, usually longer than subtending petiole, appressed-pubescent.

1–3 mm.

3.5–5 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.

14–20 mm;

calyx strongly gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 11–19 mm abaxially, 10–12 mm adaxially, glandular, pubescent;

tube 4–5 mm;

lobes linear-lanceolate, abaxial 10.5–12 × 2–3.5 mm, adaxial 2.5–3 × 0.8–1 mm;

corolla lavender, banner oblanceolate, 13–16 × 6–7 mm with claw 4–5 mm, wings 12–14 × 2.5–3 mm with claw 4–5 mm, keel 8–10 × 2.5–3 mm with claw 3.5–6 mm;

filaments 8–10 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.3–0.4 mm;

ovary glabrous, pubescent on distal 1/6, style pubescent basally.

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

ellipsoid, 7–8 × 4.5–5 mm, densely glandular, sparsely pubescent apically, beak 3–4 mm, subequal to calyx.

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

red-brown, oblong-reniform, 4 × 6 mm.

= 22.