Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nuttall ex Pursh) Nuttall ex Richardson var. divaricarpa (A. Nelson) Isely
(Golden Pea)

Family: Fabaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Thermopsis divaricarpa A. Nelson
Thermopsis pinetorum Greene

Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa is a common resident of the upper elevation Ponderosa Pine forest. It blooms in the early spring as an erect long flower spike. The blossoms are bright yellow.
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Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Black Range, East Canyon, Apr. 16, 2008

Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Black Range, East Canyon, Apr. 16, 2008

Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa, flowers, photo Russ Kleinman & Carey Anne Lafferty, Mogollon Range, Leggett Canyon, Apr. 26, 2009

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