Flora of North America species comparison

erect, branched from just above ground.

spreading-ascending, clustered, robust, branched or unbranched.

cauline, clustered at base, ± fleshy;

stipules 15–20 mm;

petiole 2–15 cm;

leaflets 5–8, blades widely oblanceolate, 25–70 × 10–30 mm, surfaces silver-silky.

cauline;

stipules abortive or early deciduous (occurring only on very new growth), 9–15 mm;

petiole 2–3.5 cm;

leaflet 1, blades 30–70 × 15–25 mm, surfaces short-appressed, velvety to satiny sericeous.

1–1.5 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

4–25 cm;

flowers whorled.

1–2.5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 5–7 mm.

2.5–6.5 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–7 mm.

1–2 mm.

4–6 mm.

10–12 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire, 5–7 mm, adaxial lobe obscurely 2-toothed, 4–6 mm;

corolla yellow, banner usually hairy abaxially, lower keel margins glabrous, adaxial margin ciliate middle to tip.

11–14 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe ovate, 2-lobed, 8–12 mm, adaxial lobe lanceolate, entire or obscurely 3-lobed, 5–10 mm;

corolla pink or rose to blue, banner spot maroon to dark blue, banner glabrous abaxially, keel glabrous.

3–4 cm, silky.

1.5–2.5 cm, villous.

deciduous, petiolate.

deciduous, petiolate.

3–5.

2–4.