Thermopsis gracilis
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 | |
Thermopsis gracilis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name slender goldenbanner.[1]
It is native to the Northwestern United States and Northern California.[1][2]
It grows in open mountain forests and other habitats.
Description
Thermopsis gracilis is a rhizomatous perennial herb producing a fuzzy-haired, hollow stem up to a meter (3 ft.) 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.
References
- 1 2 "Thermopsis gracilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ Jepson . accessed 1.14.2014.
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