Flora of North America species comparison

mostly very short-erect, sparsely branched, with leaves clustered at base, rarely with decumbent lateral stems 0–15 cm, with leaves and inflorescences in terminal clusters;

pseudoscapes 0–4 cm;

cataphylls 7–15 mm (when present), apically emarginate.

short-erect, unbranched or branched, with 2–5 internodes, sometimes with decumbent lateral stems to 22 cm, strigose to ascending-hairy, leaves appearing clustered basally or on tips of some lateral stems, or dispersed along more elongated stems;

pseudoscapes to 4.5 cm;

cataphylls to 15 mm.

palmately or pseudopalmately 5(or 6)-foliolate, sometimes with 2 leaflets distal to others;

stipules persistent, lanceolate to linear, 9–15 × 5 mm, strigose-tomentose;

petiole jointed basally, 60–150 mm, strigose-tomentose;

petiolules 1.5–2 mm;

leaflet blades lanceolate, rhombic, or slightly oblanceolate, 2–5.5 × (1.5–)2–3.2 cm, base cuneate, margins undulate, apex acute, mucronate, surfaces glandular and pubescent.

palmately 5(–8)-foliolate;

stipules persistent, lanceolate to slightly elliptic, 5–11 × 2.5–4.5 mm, pubescent;

petiole jointed basally, 50–80(–100) mm;

petiolules 0.5–2 mm;

leaflet blades obovate to oblanceolate or ± rhombic, 1.5–2.5(–4) × 1.2–2.5 cm, base cuneate or attenuate, apex broadly acute to rounded, surfaces bicolor, abaxially glandular, cinereous, adaxially bright green, glabrous or sparsely strigose only along base of veins.

disjointing in age at peduncle base, globose to long-ovoid;

rachis 2–4.5 cm, nodes 6–9, 3 flowers per node;

bracts persistent to tardily deciduous, lanceolate to elliptic, often ensiform, 5–7 × 2–3 mm, membranous in age, strigose.

disjointing in age at peduncle base, subglobose to elongate;

rachis 1.4–4 cm, elongating in fruit, nodes 4–9, (1–)3(or 4) flowers per node, internodes relatively short or to 10 mm;

bracts persistent to tardily deciduous, ovate to broadly lanceolate, 13–18(–22) × 6–10 mm, apex caudate, pubescent.

(3–)4–9.5 cm, equal to or shorter than subtending petiole, appressed-pubescent.

1.4–5 cm, shorter than subtending petiole, pubescent with erect-ascending hairs.

2–3 mm.

2–4 mm.

14–18 mm;

calyx gibbous-campanulate in fruit, 14–16 mm abaxially, 11–12 mm adaxially, glandular, strigose;

tube 4–5 mm;

abaxial lobe broadly oblanceolate, 10–12 × 3.5–4 mm, adaxial lobes linear-lanceolate, 7–8 × 1–1.5 mm;

corolla white to purple, banner white to lavender, paler than other petals, lanceolate to elliptic, 15–17 × 6–7 mm with claw 4–5 mm, wings 15–16 × 3–3.5 mm with claw 6 mm, keel 9–12 × 3 mm with claw 6–7 mm;

filaments 8.5–10.5 mm;

anthers round-elliptic, 0.3 mm;

ovary pubescent apically, style pubescent basally.

14–19 mm;

calyx gibbous-campanulate in fruit, (10–)11–16(–18) mm abaxially, (9–)10–15(–16) mm adaxially, tube glandular, pubescent;

tube 5–6(–8) mm;

lobes linear-lanceolate to elliptic, abaxial 6.5–10 × 2–3 mm, adaxial 6–9 × 1–1.5 mm, glandular or eglandular;

corolla purple, banner sometimes paler, oblanceolate, 14–19 × 5–7 mm with claw 6–9 mm, wings 9–18 × 2–3 mm with claw 6–9 mm, keel (10–)12–16 × 2–3 mm with claw 7–9 mm;

filaments 11–16 mm;

anthers elliptic, 0.3 mm;

ovary pubescent or only apically, style pubescent basally.

ellipsoid-oblanceoloid, 7–8 × 4–5 mm, eglandular, pubescent, beak broad, flat, 10–15 mm, barely exserted beyond calyx.

ovoid, 6–9 × 4–4.5 mm, eglandular, pubescent, beak 5–8 mm, ± equal to calyx.

gray-green to brown, oblong-reniform, 5–6 × 3–4 mm, rugose.

brown, reniform, 4–5 × 3 mm, shiny.