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.

erect, much branched distally, leaves dispersed along stems;

pseudoscapes 0;

cataphylls 4–12 mm, papery, glabrous.

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 (1 or)3–5-foliolate, rarely with unifoliolate leaf subtending peduncles;

stipules persistent to tardily deciduous, linear-lanceolate, (2–)4–5 × 1 mm, glandular, strigose;

petiole rarely from swollen pulvinus, 1.5–17(–22) mm;

petiolules 1–2.5 mm;

leaflet blades elliptic to narrowly oblanceolate, (1–)1.4–3(–4.1) × 0.4–0.8(–1.5) cm, base rounded to attenuate, apex rounded to retuse, often apiculate, surfaces glandular, abaxially strigose, 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, long-ovoid to elongate;

rachis 1.5–6 cm, elongating through fruiting, nodes 3–12, 1–3 flowers per node, internodes 1–35 mm;

bracts persistent, trullate to lanceolate, 1.5–3(–5) × 0.5–2 mm, glandular, glabrate to strigose.

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

2–9.5 cm, longer than subtending petiole, strigose.

1–3 mm.

1.5–3 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.

5–6 mm;

calyx not or only slightly elongating in fruit and not changing shape or becoming gibbous, 2–4 mm, glandular, strigose to glabrate;

tube 1–1.5 mm;

lobes triangular, abaxial 1.5–2 × 1 mm, adaxial 0.5–1 × 0.5–1 mm;

corolla usually dark blue to purple, rarely white, banner usually paler, elliptic to obovate, 4.5–6 × 4.5–6 mm with claw 1–2 mm, wings 6 × 1.5–2.5 mm with claw 1.5–3 mm, keel 3.5–4.5 × 1.5–2 mm with claw 1.5–2 mm;

filaments 3.5–4 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.3 mm;

ovary glabrous or pubescent apically, style glabrous.

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

deciduous with calyx and pedicel, ellipsoid, 7–8 × 3–4 mm, glandular, glabrous, beak broad, 1–2.5 mm, well exserted beyond calyx.

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

brown, reniform, 5–6 × 3–4 mm, shiny.

= 22.