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California goldenbanner, velvety false-lupine

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California goldenbanner

Habit Herbs 3–5(–6) dm, densely silvery-tomentose. Herbs 3–8(–9) dm, sparsely to densely tomentose or villous.
Branches

moderately to strongly zigzag.

weakly to moderately zigzag.

Leaves

stipules ovate to lanceolate, 1.5–5.5 × 0.7–2.4 cm, base cuneate to cordate;

petiole 1–2 cm;

leaflet blades elliptic to narrowly so, 3–6.5(–7.5) × 1.2–3.5(–3.8) cm, apex acute to obtuse, short-mucronate.

stipules widely to narrowly ovate, 2.5–6.5 × 1.5–5 cm, base cuneate to amplexicaul;

petiole 1.5–3.5 cm;

leaflet blades elliptic to obovate or rhombic, 3.5–7(–9) × 2–4(–4.5) cm, apex obtuse to acute.

Racemes

10–30-flowered, 7–20(–30) cm.

12–40-flowered, 10–30(–35) cm.

Peduncles

2–6(–9) cm;

bracts ovate to nearly lanceolate, 6–11 × 3.5–6 mm.

(4–)6–10 cm;

bracts widely ovate to nearly lanceolate, 6–15(–30) × 3–15(–20) mm.

Flowers

calyx 5–8(–9) × 5–8 mm at limb, lobes 3–5 mm;

petals: banner shallowly emarginate or short-mucronate, wings and keel oblong-elliptic;

ovules 5–7.

calyx 5–8(–9) × 6–9 mm at limb, lobes 2.5–5 mm;

wing and keel petals oblong-elliptic;

ovules 5–8.

Legumes

2–4 × 0.6–0.7 cm.

3–5.5 × 0.6–0.7 cm.

Seeds

1 or 2 (fully matured not seen).

3–5(–10), 4 × 2.8 mm.

Thermopsis californica var. semota

Thermopsis californica var. californica

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun. Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat Grassy oak woodlands. Chaparral.
Elevation 1000–1500 m. (3300–4900 ft.) 0–1000 m. (0–3300 ft.)
Distribution
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CA
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Discussion

Variety semota is restricted to interior portions of San Diego County.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Variety californica is the more commonly encountered and more variable taxon of the Thermopsis californica complex. It is distinguished from vars. argentata and semota by its larger habit, broader stipules and bracts, and sparsely to densely tomentose vestiture.

Variety californica occurs in coastal regions of central California, mostly in chaparral.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 11. FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Thermopsis > Thermopsis californica Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Thermopsis > Thermopsis californica
Sibling taxa
T. californica var. argentata, T. californica var. californica
T. californica var. argentata, T. californica var. semota
Synonyms T. macrophylla var. semota, T. macrophylla subsp. semota
Name authority (Jepson) C. J. Chen & B. L. Turner: Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 81: 722. (1994) unknown
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