[Buck-beans and Golden-peas: The Genus Thermopsis East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Buck-bean, Golden-pea, Hitchcock's Thermopsis, Mountain Goldenbanner, Mountain Thermopsis

Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana

Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. montana, Thermopsis montana var. montana

Buck-bean, Golden-pea, Mountain Goldenbanner: Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana (Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. montana, Thermopsis montana var. montana)

Mountain goldenbanner blooming in a weedy streambed at Page Springs Campground (BLM), Steens Mountain, southeastern Oregon.............May 31, 2012.

Close-up frontal view of a flower of Buck-bean, Golden-pea, Mountain Goldenbanner: Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana (Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. montana, Thermopsis montana var. montana) - Stem leaf of Buck-bean, Golden-pea, Mountain Goldenbanner: Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana (Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. montana, Thermopsis montana var. montana)

Buck-bean, Golden-pea, Mountain Goldenbanner: Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana (Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. montana, Thermopsis montana var. montana) - Close-up sideview of a flower of Buck-bean, Golden-pea, Mountain Goldenbanner: Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana (Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. montana, Thermopsis montana var. montana)

Close-up images of the flowers and leaves of mountain goldenbanner blooming in a weedy streambed at Page Springs Campground (BLM), Steens Mountain, southeastern Oregon.............May 31, 2012. The leaves are not as wide as those of the similar var. ovata.
Paul Slichter