Fabaceae FAMILY

Thermopsis lupinoides

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Thermopsis lupinoides is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a rhizomatous rootstock; the stems have axillary spines and can be up to 100cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens, valued especially for its attractive foliage and lupin-like spires of yellow flowers[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, northeast China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatSand dunes near the sea all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Sandy beaches and the flood land of ravines or by the sea in Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces of China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].