Flora of North America species comparison

decumbent, spreading, many branched.

erect, branched at base, hairs 1–3 mm, sharp, stiff.

basal, clustered;

stipules 20–150 mm;

petiole 2.5–10 cm;

leaflet 1, blades 40–120 × 18–33 mm, adaxial surface densely sericeous or strigulose.

usually basal;

stipules 10–24 mm;

petiole 6–30 cm;

leaflets 5–9, blades 20–55 × 6–15 mm, adaxial surface densely woolly.

8–30 cm;

flowers whorled.

10–45 cm;

flowers whorled or not.

3–4 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–8 mm.

10–50 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–5 mm.

1–4 mm.

2–8 mm.

11–15 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe entire, 5–10 mm, adaxial lobe 3-fid with 2 linear laterals, 4–8 mm;

corolla light to deep blue, limb centrally white at base, banner spot white to cream, glabrous abaxially, keel glabrous.

fragrant, 10–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 5–11 mm, adaxial lobe, 2-toothed, 5–9 mm;

corolla lavender to rose, banner patch yellow turning purple, banner glabrous abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

3–5 cm, appressed villous to sericeous.

3–7 cm, densely hairy.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

4–7, gray mottled black, 4 mm.

5–8, tan, 3–4 mm.