Thermopsis montana
Thermopsis montana, the false lupin,[1] mountain goldenbanner,[2] golden pea,[3] mountain thermopsis, or revonpapu, is a plant species which is native of the western United States. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[4]
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Cultivation
It is used as a medicinal plant,[5] and as an ornamental plant in gardens. However, it is suspect of being poisonous.[3] It is avoided by livestock.[6]
References
- "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- "Thermopsis montana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- Whitney, Stephen (1985). Western Forests (The Audubon Society Nature Guides). New York: Knopf. p. 558. ISBN 0-394-73127-1.
- Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
- Thermopsis montana in the Native American Ethnobotany database.
- Fagan, Damian (2019). Wildflowers of Oregon: A Field Guide to Over 400 Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of the Coast, Cascades, and High Desert. Guilford, CT: FalconGuides. p. 126. ISBN 1-4930-3633-5. OCLC 1073035766.
Other sources
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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