Thermopsis montana, the false lupin,[1] mountain goldenbanner,[2] golden pea,[3] mountain thermopsis,[4] or revonpapu, is a plant species which is native to the western United States. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[5]
Thermopsis montana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Thermopsis |
Species: | T. montana
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Binomial name | |
Thermopsis montana |
Thermopsis montana is a perennial herb.[6] The flowers are golden-yellow, growing in dense but elongate racemes on leafy stems which can grow up to about 3 feet (0.91 m) in height. Flowers bloom May to August.[6] The leaves grow in triplicate formations.[7]
The plant grows densely in meadows and in moist areas of the high plains, sometimes in association with sagebrush.[7]
It is used as a medicinal plant,[8] and as an ornamental plant in gardens. It is suspected of being poisonous.[3] It is avoided by livestock.[9]