[Golden Peas: The Genus Thermopsis West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Slender Thermopsis, Slender Golden-banner, Golden Pea, Mountain Thermopsis

Thermopsis gracilis

Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. gracilis, Thermopsis gracilis var. venosa, Thermopsis macrophylla, Thermopsis macrophylla var. venosa, Thermopsis montana var. venosa, Thermopsis subglabra

Golden Pea, Mountain Thermopsis, Slender Goldenbanner, Slender Golden-banner, Slender Thermopsis: Thermopsis gracilis (Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. gracilis, Thermopsis gracilis var. venosa, Thermopsis macrophylla, Thermopsis macrophylla var. venosa, Thermopsis montana var. venosa, Thermopsis subglabra) - Golden Pea, Mountain Thermopsis, Slender Goldenbanner, Slender Golden-banner, Slender Thermopsis: Thermopsis gracilis (Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. gracilis, Thermopsis gracilis var. venosa, Thermopsis macrophylla, Thermopsis macrophylla var. venosa, Thermopsis montana var. venosa, Thermopsis subglabra)

Slender golden-banner blooming along the TJ Howell Botanical Drive (FS Rd 4201) several miles uphill to the west of the Days Gulch Botanical Area, Josephine County, OR......April 21, 2021.

Golden Pea, Mountain Thermopsis, Slender Goldenbanner, Slender Golden-banner, Slender Thermopsis: Thermopsis gracilis (Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. gracilis, Thermopsis gracilis var. venosa, Thermopsis macrophylla, Thermopsis macrophylla var. venosa, Thermopsis montana var. venosa, Thermopsis subglabra)

Slender golden-banner blooming along the trail on the ridgeline about one-mile southeast of Whetstone Butte, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest......July 15, 2012.

Maturing pods of Golden Pea, Mountain Thermopsis, Slender Goldenbanner, Slender Golden-banner, Slender Thermopsis: Thermopsis gracilis (Synonyms: Thermopsis gracilis var. gracilis, Thermopsis gracilis var. venosa, Thermopsis macrophylla, Thermopsis macrophylla var. venosa, Thermopsis montana var. venosa, Thermopsis subglabra)

Close-up of the maturing fruits of slender golden-banner as seen along Forest Service Road 4201, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest......July 15, 2012.

Paul Slichter