Thermopsis rhombifolia
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Thermopsis rhombifolia, also known as Golden Bean, Buffalo Bean, Wet Tooth, and Buffalo Flower, is a hardy perennial native to the North American plains.Template:Ref 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 ailments for people and horses. The plant has toxic properties if ingested; symptoms of poisoning include vomiting, dizziness, and abdominal pain.Template:Ref
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. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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