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.

usually prostrate, rarely decumbent, often branched from base, rarely distally, leaves dispersed uniformly along stems;

pseudoscapes to 10 cm (when present);

cataphylls to 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.

usually pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced to phyllodes;

stipules persistent, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 3–6.5 × 1–2 mm, glabrate except along margin;

petiole swollen or not, not jointed, ribbed, not canaliculate, 9–90 mm, pubescent;

petiolules 1–1.5 mm;

leaflet blades lanceolate to rhombic or orbiculate (sometimes dimorphically so), 0.9–5 × 0.6–3 cm, base attenuate, apex broadly acute to rounded, surfaces abaxially glandular and pubescent to glabrate, adaxially pubescent or 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, subcapitate, globose to ovoid;

rachis 0.3–1 cm, nodes 1–6, 3 flowers per node, internodes to 5 mm;

bracts persistent, lanceolate to spatulate, 1–3 × 0.5–1.5 mm, pubescent abaxially.

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

0.8–8.5(–10) cm, longer than subtending petiole, appressed-spreading pubescent to glabrate.

1–3 mm.

1–2 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.

(5–)7.5–11 mm;

calyx gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 4.5–6.5 mm abaxially, 4.5–6 mm adaxially, eglandular, strigose;

tube 2.5–3.5 mm;

lobes lanceolate, abaxial 2.5–3 × 1–1.5 mm, adaxial 1.5–2 × 1–1.5 mm;

corolla usually brick red to salmon-pink, rarely white, banner oblanceolate or rhombic, emarginate, 7.5–10 × 4–5 mm with claw 2.5 mm, wings 7–10 × 2–2.5 mm with claw 2.5–3 mm, keel 5–7.5 × 2–2.5 mm with claw 2.5–3 mm;

filaments 6–7 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.5 mm;

ovary glabrous, except pubescent apically, style hairy.

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

globose, 4.5–5 × 3–4 mm, eglandular, pubescent distally, abruptly narrowing to a beak 6–8 mm, exserted beyond calyx.

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

gray-green to brown, often mottled black, lenticular, 4 × 3–3.5 mm;

hilum surrounded by raised, white ridge.

= 22.

= 22.