Thermopsis Explained

Thermopsis is a genus of legumes, native to temperate North America and east Asia.^[1] They are herbaceous perennials and are known as goldenbanners or false-lupines.

Species

Thermopsis comprises the following species:^{[2] [3] [4]}

• Thermopsis alpina (Pall.) Ledeb.
• Thermopsis alterniflora Regel & Schmalh.

• Thermopsis barbata Benth.
• Thermopsis bargusinensis Czefr.
• Thermopsis californica S. Watson — western North America
  • var. argentata (Greene) C.J.Chen & B.L.Turner
  • var. californica S. Watson
  • var. semota

• Thermopsis chinensis S. Moore

• Thermopsis dahurica Czefr.

• Thermopsis dolichocarpa V.A. Nikitin

• Thermopsis gracilis Howell — western North America

• Thermopsis gyirongensis S.Q. Wei
• Thermopsis hirsutissima

• Thermopsis inflata Cambess.
• Thermopsis jacutica Czefr.

• Thermopsis lanceolata R.Br.

• Thermopsis longicarpa N.Ulziykh.

• Thermopsis macrophylla Hook. & Arn. — western North America
• Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) M.A.Curtis ex A.Gray — eastern North America
• Thermopsis mongolica Czefr.
• Thermopsis montana Nutt. — Rocky Mountains of North America
  • var. hitchcockii
  • var. montana

• Thermopsis przewalskii Czefr.
• Thermopsis rhombifolia (Pursh) Richardson — Rocky Mountains of North America

• Thermopsis robusta Howell—western North America

• Thermopsis schischkinii Czefr.^[5]

• Thermopsis smithiana E.Peter

• Thermopsis turkestanica Gand.

• Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G.Schub.—eastern North America

• Thermopsis yushuensis S.Q.Wei

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas . Weakley AS . April 2008 .
2. 10.2307/2399917 . Taxonomy of Thermopsis (Fabaceae) in North America . 1994 . Chen CJ, Mendenhall MG, Turner BL . . 81 . 714–742 . 4 . 2399917 . 2152/31128 . 87357860 . free .
3. Web site: ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Thermopsis . . International Legume Database & Information Service . Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics . 18 May 2014 .
4. Web site: GRIN species records of Thermopsis . USDA . USDA . ARS . Agricultural Research Service . National Genetic Resources Program . Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database] . National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland . 18 May 2014 .
5. Some sources treat Thermopsis schischkinii as a synonym of Thermopsis mongolica.