Golden Pea
Theremopsis montana
A Showy Yellow Pea
This showy, yellow-flowered plant is most often found in damp or wet soils in hills and mountains. It can withstand drought and trampling. It is not a very palatable food for livestock or other animals.
Description
This plant attains a height of one to four feet, terminating in a long raceme of golden-yellow flowers, each flower being 1/2 to 3/4 inch long. These plants usually occur in patches, since they spread via undergound stems. The leaves are compound and trifoliate with leaflets mainly oval and one to three inches long. At the base of each leaf are found two large leaflike stipules.
People often confuse this Golden Pea or False Lupine with true lupines in the genus Lupinus. However, it can easily be distinguished since there are three leaflets instead of five or more. False Lupine also has all stamens distinct, instead of united together as in true lupines.
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A Showy Yellow Pea
This showy, yellow-flowered plant is most often found in damp or wet soils in hills and mountains. It can withstand drought and trampling. It is not a very palatable food for livestock or other animals.
Description
This plant attains a height of one to four feet, terminating in a long raceme of golden-yellow flowers, each flower being 1/2 to 3/4 inch long. These plants usually occur in patches, since they spread via undergound stems. The leaves are compound and trifoliate with leaflets mainly oval and one to three inches long. At the base of each leaf are found two large leaflike stipules.
People often confuse this Golden Pea or False Lupine with true lupines in the genus Lupinus. However, it can easily be distinguished since there are three leaflets instead of five or more. False Lupine also has all stamens distinct, instead of united together as in true lupines.
