Thermopsis
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Thermopsis is a genus of 8 to 23 species of legumes
, native to temperate North America and east Asia. They are herbaceous perennials and are known as goldenbanners.
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
, native to temperate North America and east Asia. They are herbaceous perennials and are known as goldenbanners.
Species
- Thermopsis alpina
- Thermopsis californicaThermopsis californicaThermopsis californica is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name California goldenbanner. It is endemic to California.It was previously included within the species Thermopsis macrophylla.-External links:**...
- western North America - Thermopsis divaricarpa - Rocky Mountains of North America
- Thermopsis fraxinifolia - eastern North America
- Thermopsis gracilisThermopsis gracilisThermopsis 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.-Description:...
- western North America - Thermopsis lupinoides - Siberia to Japan
- Thermopsis macrophyllaThermopsis macrophyllaThermopsis macrophylla is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names Santa Ynez goldenbanner and Santa Ynez false-lupine.-Distribution:...
- western North America - Thermopsis mollis - eastern North America
- Thermopsis montanaThermopsis montanaThermopsis montana is a plant species which is native of the western United States.-External links:**...
- Rocky Mountains of North America - Thermopsis rhombifoliaThermopsis rhombifoliaThermopsis rhombifolia, also known as Golden Bean, Buffalo Bean, Wet Tooth, and Buffalo Flower, is a hardy perennial native to the North American plains....
- Rocky Mountains of North America - Thermopsis robusta - western North America
- Thermopsis villosaThermopsis villosaThermopsis villosa is an herbaceous plant in the legume family. Its native range is in North America, in the southern Appalachian mountains. It is found elsewhere as an escape from cultivation....
- eastern North America