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Thermopsis Divaricarpa, Spreadfruit Goldenbanner


Plants > Wildflowers > Fabaceae > Thermopsis Divaricarpa
Spreadfruit Goldenbanner
Thermopsis divaricarpa (spreadfruit goldenbanner), along the Cerro Grande Trail, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

One identifying characteristic of thermopsis divaricarpa are the stipules (leafy growths) at the base of the leaf stalks; they are relatively wide, and oval in outline; other species have stipules in a variety of other shapes. This is a low-growing species, found in sunny or partly shaded locations in a wide range of elevations. Leaves are trifoliate, often folded slightly upwards along the axis, and have very fine hairs along the edges; stems and calyx are also finely hairy. The all-yellow flowers have a typical pea-shape, with the upper, lobed banner petal curving backwards above the two wings, which enclose the keel. Seed pods are slightly curved, hairy and terminate in a curved spike.

Common names:
Spreadfruit goldenbanner, spreading goldenbean, foothills goldenbanner
Family:
Pea (Fabaceae)
Scientific name:
Thermopsis divaricarpa
Synonym:
Thermopsis montana var divaricarpa
Main flower color:
Yellow
Range:
The Rocky Mountains, from Montana to New Mexico
Height:
Between 1 and 2 feet
Habitat:
Roadsides, meadows, woodland, hillsides; up to 10,000 feet
Leaves:
Palmately divided into 3 ovate leaflets
Season:
May to August



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