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|familia=Fabaceae
|familia=Fabaceae
|genus=Thermopsis
|genus=Thermopsis
|species=rhombifolia
|species=rhombifolia
|common_name=False lupin, Golden banner
|common_name=False lupin, Golden banner
|habit=herbaceous
|habit_ref=Wikipedia
|Max ht box=36
|Max ht box=36
|Max ht metric=in
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Max wd box=24
|Max wd box=24
|Max wd metric=in
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|poisonous=toxic if ingested
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Wikipedia
|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=orange, yellow
|flowers=orange, yellow
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=4
|min_zone=4
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=9
|max_zone=9
|image=Thermopsis.jpg
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
}}
}}
'''''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.
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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