Flora of North America species comparison

short-erect, with decumbent laterals, decumbent stems 0–6 cm, overtopped by leaves, leaves clustered;

pseudoscapes usually 1, unbranched, rarely 2, 0.5–9.5 cm;

cataphylls 5–20 mm.

short-erect, sometimes with proximal, decumbent lateral stems to 25 cm, unbranched or sparsely branched, leaves appearing clustered at base or alternate along short stem, with clusters of leaves or inflorescences distally;

pseudoscapes to 10(–14) cm;

cataphylls 5–20 mm, glabrous or strigose.

palmately (3–)5-foliolate;

stipules persistent, linear-lanceolate to elliptic, 4–19 × 2–6 mm, appressed-pubescent;

petiole not obviously jointed basally, (20–)30–210 mm;

petiolules 1–3 mm;

leaflet blades elliptic to lanceolate, oblanceolate, or rhombic, 1–7.5 × 0.3–4 cm, base cuneate, apex acuminate, surfaces glabrate to sparsely pubescent.

usually palmately, rarely pseudopalmately, (3–)5 or 6-foliolate;

stipules persistent, triangular or lanceolate to narrowly oblong, 5–13.5 × 2–5 mm, pubescent;

petiole slightly enlarged and jointed basally, slightly canaliculate, (30–)65–150 mm;

petiolules 1.5–2.5 mm;

leaflet blades oblanceolate or orbiculate to elliptic, (1.5–)2–4.5 × (1.5–)2.3–4 cm, base attenuate, apex broadly acute to rounded or retuse, surfaces abaxially gray-green and pubescent, adaxially yellow-green and sparsely pubescent along veins to pubescent, not white-veined.

disjointing in age at peduncle base, ovate to oblong;

rachis 0.5–6 cm, elongating slightly in fruit, nodes 3–15, 3 flowers per node, internodes crowded in flower, elongating to 25 mm in fruit;

bracts mostly persistent or very tardily deciduous, linear to oblanceolate or rhombic, 3–11 × 1.5–4.5 mm, appressed-pubescent.

disjointing in age at peduncle base, ellipsoid to ovoid;

rachis 1.5–1.6 cm, elongating to 2–5.5 cm in fruit, nodes 3–11, 2 or 3 flowers per node;

bracts tardily deciduous or persistent, narrowly elliptic or spatulate to oval, 3.5–8 × 3–7 mm, pubescent.

1–14 cm, shorter than subtending petiole, subappressed-pubescent.

(1.5–)2.4–7 cm, shorter than subtending petiole, appressed-spreading pubescent.

1–5 mm.

0–2 mm.

11–18 mm;

calyx weakly gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 9–15 mm abaxially, 6–14 mm adaxially, usually eglandular, very rarely glandular on tube, pubescent;

tube 2.5–6 mm;

lobes subulate or linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, abaxial 6–10 × 1.5–3(–4) mm, adaxial 4.5–9 × 1–1.5 mm;

corolla lavender to purple, banner paler, sometimes also marginally white, elliptic to obovate, 11–18 × 4–7 mm with claw 2–5 mm, wings 11–16 × 2–3 mm with claw 3.5–6 mm, keel 6–12 × 2–3 mm with claw 2.5–7 mm;

filaments 6–11 mm;

anthers round to elliptic, 0.3–0.5 mm;

ovary glabrous or pubescent apically, style pubescent basally.

9–13 mm;

calyx gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 10–12 mm abaxially (elongating to 20 mm in fruit), 9–10.5 mm to adaxial lobe (elongating to 14 mm in fruit), usually eglandular, strigose to setose;

tube 3–4 mm;

abaxial lobe broadly oblanceolate, 4–5 × 4–4.5 mm, often with 3 prominent veins, adaxial lobes linear, 4–5 × 1–1.5 mm;

corolla ochroleucous with purple tinge to purple, banner usually elliptic, 9–13 × 3.5–5 mm with claw 2–4 mm, wings 10–13 × 2 mm with claw 4–4.5 mm, keel 6.5–8 × 2 mm with claw 3–4 mm;

filaments 6–7.5 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.4 mm;

ovary pubescent apically, style glabrous, sometimes pubescent basally.

ellipsoid-lanceoloid to oblong, 5–6.5 × 3–5 mm, eglandular, glabrous or slightly pubescent, beak 7–19 mm, exserted beyond calyx.

ellipsoid to ovoid, 6–8 × 5–6 mm, eglandular, strigose, beak 8–11(–15) mm, equal to or longer than calyx.

red-brown or gray, globose-reniform, 4–5 × 2.5–3.5 mm, smooth to somewhat rugose.

gray-green to dark brown, narrowly reniform, 5.5–6 × 3.5–4 mm, rugose, dull.

= 22.