Thermopsis californica S. Watson var. argentata (Greene) C.J. Chen & B.L. Turner
Annotated by Linda Jennings, 2008.

Oregon: Siskiyou National Forest, along Forest Service Road 163. Elev. 1965 ft
42.3395° N, 123.5864° W,
Datum: Unknown. Coordinate Source: Verbatim from Collector/Sheet.
Growing next to road and extending back and down a gentle slope; growing in open, mixed coniferous-broadleaf forest on rocky clay-based soil with shale; associated species include Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus kelloggii, Lithocarpus densiflorus, Arctostaphylos canescens, Apocynum sp., Toxicodendron diversilobum, Vicia sp., Whipplea modesta, Iris innominata and Lathyrus sp. Rhizomatous perennial; leaves green with a touch of blue; flowers golden yellow, 80% in bloom, 20% in bud; stems with purple tinge.

Linda Jennings 37, 2008 May 07
With Daniel Mosquin, Brent Hine, Wendy DesCamp, Randall Hitchin
UBC, Accession: V241464