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Thermopsis rhombifolia
(Golden Banner) Fabaceae (Pea Family) Semi-desert, foothills. Woodlands, meadows,
openings. Spring. Some critter loves to eat Thermopsis rhombifolia flower stems, leaving the flowers to carpet the path to their den. The den hole in the rocks is just big enough to put your hand into. |
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Thermopsis rhombifolia
(Golden Banner) Fabaceae (Pea Family) Semi-desert, foothills. Woodlands, meadows,
openings. Spring. Members of the San Juan/Four Corners Native Plant Society are examining T. rhombifolia on one of their many field trips. (All trips are free and open to everyone: Click to see their activities schedule.) |
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Thermopsis rhombifolia
(Golden Banner) Fabaceae (Pea Family) Semi-desert, foothills. Woodlands, meadows,
openings. Spring. As the Society members examined this species of Thermopsis we realized that it possessed some traits that seemed to set it off from other T. rhombifolia and we thought it best to study the plant in more detail when we had access to microscope and a number of botanical texts. Loraine Yeatts is shown preparing a specimen to dry. |
