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'''''Thermopsis rhombifolia''''', also known as Golden Bean, Buffalo Bean, Wet Tooth, and Buffalo Flower, is a hardy [[Perennial plant|perennial]] native to the [[North America]]n [[plain]]s.{{ref|location}} A member of the [[pea]] family, it grows in grassland, hillsides, and patchy woodland areas to a height of about 30 cm, and produces bright yellow golden flowers about a centimetre long. The flowers were commonly used by the natives as a source of yellow [[dye]] and were boiled in a [[tea]] as a cure for [[stomach ailment]]s for people and [[horses]]. The plant has [[toxic]] properties if ingested; symptoms of poisoning include [[vomit]]ing, [[dizziness]], and [[abdomen|abdominal]] pain.{{ref|toxicity}}

This plant is a beautiful addition to an early spring [[garden]], but can be invasive.

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Thermopsis rhombifolia, Richards. Plant about 1 ft. high, branched: lfts. usually oval or obovate, 1/2 - 1 in. long: fls. in a compact spike: pod glabrous. June, July. Western states. B.B. 2:265.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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