Thermopsis californica
Appearance
Thermopsis californica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Thermopsis |
Species: | T. californica
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Binomial name | |
Thermopsis californica |
Thermopsis californica, known by the common name California goldenbanner,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family.
The plant is endemic to California, from regions in San Diego County and Southern California, to Modoc County and northeastern California.
It was previously included within the species Thermopsis macrophylla.[2]
Varieties
[edit]- Thermopsis californica var. argentata — silvery false lupine; endemic to Northern California.[4]
- Thermopsis californica var. californica — endemic to coastal California.[5]
- Thermopsis californica var. semota — velvety false lupine; endemic to the Peninsular Ranges.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Thermopsis californica". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Chen, C. J. (1994). Taxonomy of Thermopsis (Fabaceae) in North America. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 81:4 714-42.
- ^ CalFlora
- ^ CalFlora Database: Thermopsis californica var. argentata
- ^ CalFlora Database: Thermopsis californica var. californica
- ^ CalFlora Database: Thermopsis californica var. semota
External links
[edit]- CalFlora Database: Thermopsis californica (California goldenbanner)
- Jepson Manual: Thermopsis californica
- Thermopsis californica — U.C. Photo gallery
Media related to Thermopsis californica at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Sophoreae
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Plants described in 1876
- Sophoreae stubs