Flora of North America species comparison

cespitose, spreading, branched proximally, sparsely branched distally.

erect, unbranched to sparsely branched.

palmate;

stipules broadly obovate, 1–2 cm, fused at base, margins slightly lobed, apex acute;

petiole 2–6 cm;

petiolules 1–1.5 mm;

leaflets 3, blades ovate, obovate, or orbiculate, slightly overlapping, 1–2 × 0.7–2.3 cm, base truncate to rounded, veins prominent, margins sparsely dentate, apex rounded, emarginate, surfaces glabrous.

palmate;

stipules lanceolate to linear, 0.5–2.2 cm, margins entire, apex lanceolate-linear;

petiole 2–3 cm;

petiolules 1+ mm;

leaflets 3, blades linear-lanceolate, 3–5 × 0.2–0.4 cm, base cuneate, veins fine, margins entire, apex acute, surfaces hairy.

terminal, 20–30-flowered, globose, usually formed of 2 sessile heads, 2.5–5 × 2.5–5 cm;

involucres absent.

terminal, 25–75-flowered, spicate, cylindric or conic, 3–8 × 1.5–2 cm;

involucres absent.

3–7 cm, surpassing subtending leaves.

1–2.2 cm.

erect, reflexed in proximalmost flowers, 1 mm;

bracteoles cuplike, 0.5 mm.

erect, 0.5 mm;

bracteoles absent.

15–21 mm;

calyx tubular-campanulate, 9–12 mm, pilose, veins 10, tube 4.5–6 mm, lobes subequal, abaxialmost longest, subulate, orifice open;

corolla deep pink or magenta, 20–23 mm, banner tubular for most their length, 18–22 × 5–7 mm, apex flared.

10–13 mm;

calyx tubular, 8–13 mm, tuberculate with appressed, stiff hairs, veins 10, tube 3–5 mm, lobes unequal, abaxial lobes longest, subulate-setaceous, spreading stellate in fruit, orifice closed by bilabiate callosities, hairy;

corolla usually pale pink or purple, rarely white, 9–12 mm, banner ovate-elliptic, 9–12 × 2–2.5 mm, apex notched.

ellipsoid, 4–5 mm.

ovoid, leathery distally, transversely dehiscent, 2.2–2.5 mm.

1 or 2, yellow-mottled, mitten-shaped, 2–3 mm, smooth.

1, light brown or yellow, ovoid, 1.6–2 mm, smooth, glossy.

= 14, 16.