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Prairie thermopsis

Thermopsis rhombifolia (Pursh) Richardson

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Thermopsis

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Prairie thermopsis: Thermopsis is common along roadsides, stream and river banks, and in rangeland with an erosion history.
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
山地野决明
English
Prairie thermopsis

Synonyms

  • Cytisus rhombifolius Pursh
  • Drepilia rhombifolia (Pursh) Raf.
  • Scolobus rhombifolius (Pursh) Raf.
  • Thermia rhombifolia (Pursh) Nutt.
  • Thermopsis annulocarpa A.Nelson
  • Thermopsis arenosa A.Nelson
  • Thermopsis rhombifolia var. annulocarpa (A.Nelson) L.O.Williams
  • Thermopsis rhombifolia var. arenosa (A.Nelson) Larisey

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.