| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Thermopsis smithiana E.Peter trib. Thermopsideae |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3500-4500m |
| Description | leaflets oblong or obovate, 15-20mm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially white villose, raceme dense, 3-5cm long, flowers of 3 in whorls, corolla ca. 2cm long |
| Size | 7-15cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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