| Thermopsis gracilis | |
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| herbarium specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Thermopsis |
| Species: | T. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thermopsis gracilis Howell |
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Thermopsis gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name slender goldenbanner. It is native to the northwestern United States, where it grows in open mountain forests and other habitat.
Thermopsis gracilis is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a fuzzy-haired, hollow stem up to a meter tall. Each leaf has three leaflets as well as stipules that look like leaflets. The inflorescence is a raceme of many bright yellow pealike flowers each measuring 2 centimeters long or more. The fruit is a leathery legume pod containing the seeds.