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. montana (Nuttall) Isely
(Mountain Golden Pea)

Family: Fabaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Thermopsis montana Nuttall

Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana is a yellow flowered erect upper elevation Ponderosa Pine species with straight and erect pods. The pods are villous. The trifoliate leaflets are relatively large.
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Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road at Bearwallow turnoff, Aug. 4, 2007

Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana, in fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, McMullen Campground, May 18, 2009

Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana, closeup of erect villous fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, McMullen Campground, May 18, 2009

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