Thermopsis montana, the false lupin, mountain goldenbanner, golden pea, mountain thermopsis, 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.Archibald William Smith
Description Thermopsis montana is a perennial herb. The flowers are golden-yellow, growing in dense but elongate racemes on leafy stems which can grow up to about in height. Flowers bloom May to August. The leaves grow in triplicate formations.
The plant grows densely in meadows and in moist areas of the high plains, sometimes in association with sagebrush.
Cultivation It is used as a medicinal plant,Thermopsis montana in the Native American Ethnobotany database. and as an ornamental plant in gardens. It is suspected of being poisonous. It is avoided by livestock.
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External links Oregonstate.edu: Thermopsis montana