Thermopsis montana
Plant species in the pea family
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Thermopsis montana, the false lupin,[3] mountain goldenbanner,[4] golden pea,[5] mountain thermopsis,[6] 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.[7]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Thermopsis |
| Species: | T. montana |
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Description
Thermopsis montana is a perennial herb.[8] 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.[8] The leaves grow in triplicate formations.[9]
The plant grows densely in meadows and in moist areas of the high plains, sometimes in association with sagebrush.[9]
Cultivation
It is used as a medicinal plant,[10] and as an ornamental plant in gardens. It is suspected of being poisonous.[5] It is avoided by livestock.[11]
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