Thermopsis montana, June 4, 2020
Common & scientific name
Golden banner, Thermopsis montana
Family
Pea, Fabaceae
Location
Weller curve, 9,300’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Looks like a lupine, but it’s yellow, and that’s all you need to know to distinguish it! Golden banner grows easily and in great quantities around our valley, but in only a few spots on the Pass.