Thermopsis

Genus of legumes

Thermopsis
Thermopsis californica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Sophoreae
Genus: Thermopsis
R.Br.
Species

27; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Drepilia Raf. (1837)
  • Scolobus Raf. (1819)
  • Thermia Nutt. (1818)

Thermopsis is a genus of legumes, native to temperate North America and east Asia.[2] They are herbaceous perennials and are known as goldenbanners[2] or false-lupines.

Species

Thermopsis comprises the following species:[1][3][4][5]

  • 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 (Jeps.) C.J.Chen & B.L.Turner
  • 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 Czefr.
  • 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 (Isely) M.G.Mendenh.
    • var. montana
  • Thermopsis przewalskii Czefr.
  • Thermopsis rhombifolia (Pursh) Richardson — Rocky Mountains of North America
  • Thermopsis robusta Howell—western North America
  • Thermopsis schischkinii Czefr.[6]
  • Thermopsis smithiana E.Peter
  • Thermopsis turkestanica Gand.
  • Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G.Schub.—eastern North America
  • Thermopsis yushuensis S.Q.Wei

References

  1. ^ a b Thermopsis R.Br. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b Weakley AS (April 2008). "Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and Surrounding Areas".
  3. ^ Chen CJ, Mendenhall MG, Turner BL (1994). "Taxonomy of Thermopsis (Fabaceae) in North America" (PDF). Ann Missouri Bot Gard. 81 (4): 714–742. doi:10.2307/2399917. hdl:2152/31128. JSTOR 2399917. S2CID 87357860.
  4. ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Thermopsis". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Thermopsis". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. ^ Some sources treat Thermopsis schischkinii as a synonym of Thermopsis mongolica.
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