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genus Thermopsis

Member of legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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Thermopsis macrophylla

• plant 80–250 cm
• stem stout, erect
• very rare, and only in Santa Barbara County
• “Our study of type material indicates that this name has been erroneously applied to the more common T. californica var. californica”; Chen, 1994. [PDF]

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1 observed taxon / 2 unobserved taxons / 2 keys

Chris’s observations: 3 (2 are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 2
• Joseph D. Grant CP

Months:

• Apr.: 1
• May: 1
• Jun.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• genus Thermopsis → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora