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Fabaceae

Black pea

Thermopsis barbata Benth.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Thermopsis

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Black pea (Thermopsis barbata)
FlowerPhoto: John Kenrick Gibson, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)
Arabic
أركوض ملتحي
bo
གླ་བ་སྲད་མ་ནག་པོ
Chinese
紫花野决明, 紫花野决明*(紫花黄华), 紫花黄华, 高山黄华根
English
Black pea

Synonyms

  • Anagyris barbata Graham
  • Thermopsis atrata Czefr.
  • Thermopsis barbata f. chrysantha P.C.Li

Flowers

In flower
May to June (from 37 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.