Thermopsis montana

Thermopsis montana, the false lupin,[1] mountain goldenbanner,[2] golden pea,[3] mountain thermopsis, or revonpapu, is a plant species which is native of the western United States. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[4]

Mountain goldenbanner
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T. montana
Binomial name
Thermopsis montana

Cultivation

It is used as a medicinal plant,[5] and as an ornamental plant in gardens. However, it is suspect of being poisonous.[3]

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References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. "Thermopsis montana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. Whitney, Stephen (1985). Western Forests (The Audubon Society Nature Guides). New York: Knopf. p. 558. ISBN 0-394-73127-1.
  4. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
  5. Thermopsis montana in the Native American Ethnobotany database.

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