Flora of North America species comparison

erect, unbranched or branched distally.

prostrate, branched, base ± woody.

cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 5–16 mm;

petiole 3–6 cm;

leaflets 7–12, blades 30–80 × 4–8 mm, adaxial surface sparsely pubescent.

cauline, clustered near base;

stipules 2–5 mm;

petiole 1–5(–6) cm;

leaflets 5–10, blades 3–20 × 2–6 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

4–22 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

dense, 1–10 cm;

flowers whorled.

3–12 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–9 mm.

1–3(–8) cm;

bracts deciduous, 3–5 mm.

2–6 mm.

1–3(–4) mm.

13–16 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 7–11 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 6–10 mm;

corolla light blue to purple, banner patch yellowish to white, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

4–11 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 4–6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 4–7 mm;

corolla blue to violet, banner patch white or yellow, banner glabrous or densely hairy abaxially, keel straight, abaxial margins glabrous, adaxial margin glabrous or ciliate.

3–4 cm, silky.

1–2 cm, silky.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–7, beige, speckled brown, 4–6 mm.

3 or 4, mottled tan, brown, 3–4 mm.