| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Thermopsis smithiana E.Peter trib. Thermopsideae |
| Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 13: 412 (1940) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |