Thermopsis gracilis

Thermopsis gracilis
	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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Thermopsis gracilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
^ Jepson . accessed 1.14.2014.

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[plants-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Thermopsis gracilis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

[2] Jepson . accessed 1.14.2014.

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