Flora of North America species comparison

erect or ascending, branched.

densely mat-forming, short-branched.

palmate;

stipules ovate, obovate, or oblong, 1–3 cm, margins entire, irregularly lobed, or serrate, apex acute or acuminate;

petiole 1–14 cm;

petiolules 0.9–1.2 mm;

leaflets (5–)7–9, blades broadly to narrowly obovate, often folded, 1–2.7 × 0.4–1.1 cm, base cuneate, veins thickened, especially distally, margins serrulate, apex rounded or truncate, apiculate, surfaces villous abaxially, sparsely villous to glabrate adaxially.

palmate;

stipules ovate or lanceolate, 0.5–1 cm, margins entire or lobed, apex acute or acuminate;

petiole 0.3–30 cm, pubescent;

petiolules 0.2 mm;

leaflets 3, blades oblanceolate, 0.3–1.6 × 0.1–0.7 cm, base cuneate, veins close-set, 12–18 pairs of primary veins, 0.5 mm apart, margins sharply antrorsely serrate, apex acute, long-apiculate, surfaces usually glabrous, rarely midvein pubescent abaxially.

terminal, 20–32-flowered, globose or ovoid-ellipsoid, 2.5–8 × 3–7 cm;

involucres absent.

terminal, 8–18-flowered, globose or subglobose, 1.2–2.5 × 2–3 cm;

involucres absent.

2–8 cm.

0.5–3.5 cm, pubescent.

erect, 1–1.5 mm;

bracteoles broadly ovate, membranous, to 0.5 mm, truncate.

reflexed, 2–3.5 mm, pubescent;

bracteoles broad, membranous, to 0.2 mm.

20–30 mm;

calyx campanulate, 10–22 mm, villous, veins 10–15, tube 2.5–4 mm, lobes subequal, subulate, plumose, orifice open;

corolla white, creamy white, or pinkish, keel petals deep pink, 20–28 mm, banner ovate or oblong, 20–28 × 10–13 mm, apex rounded or slightly emarginate.

8–13 mm;

calyx campanulate, 4–6 mm, pubescent, veins 5–10, tube 1.5–2.5 mm, lobes subequal, narrowly triangular-subulate, orifice open;

corolla creamy white, 8–13 mm, banner broadly elliptic-oblong, 10–13 × 6–8 mm, apex rounded, slightly apiculate.

ovoid, 4–5 mm.

stipitate, flattened, ovoid, 2–3.5 mm.

1 or 2, yellow or reddish, mitten-shaped to ellipsoid, 2.5–3 mm, smooth.

1, yellow, mottled, flattened-ovoid, 2 mm, smooth.

= 32, 48.