santa ynez goldenbanner

Thermopsis macrophylla

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

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• 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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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora