Participant Info

Species

Thermopsis montana [Thermopsis rhombifolia var. montana] [Thermopsis pinetorum]

Family

Fabaceae

CommonName

mountain goldenbanner, golden-pea

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1900

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

basin, shrubland, foothill, montane, subalpine

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Cumbres, La Manga, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Baca, Big Meadows Reservoir, La Jara

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, Shaw Lake 9 July 2020

Comments

Mountain goldenbanner is the most commonly collected Thermopsis from the Watershed, found in mountains ranges on both sides of the Valley. The records from the Lower Basin are from wooded creek bottoms and arroyos. The species likes the shade at the edge of forest openings—aspen, cottonwood, ponderosa, etc. Thermopsis montana is distributed throughout the Central and Northern Rockies. The species is common in the Rio Grande watershed of New Mexico, extending down the Rio Grande drainage to Otero Co, but not farther down stream.

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