Thermopsis californica var. californica

California goldenbanner

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Native

California goldenbanner is a California native perennial found in northern coastal, northern coastal ranges, and central western California regions in meadows, chaparral, and pine/oak woodlands at elevations below 1,000 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces yellow flowers in clusters with soft, gray-hairy stems. Growing 30 to 80 centimeters tall with an upright habit, it has distinctive soft, spreading hairs covering its stems and foliage. Its leaves feature broadly ovate stipules with soft, spreading hairs that are not pressed closely to the plant surface. The plant's gray-green appearance and soft hairiness make it a distinctive member of California's grassland and woodland plant communities.

Habitat: Meadows, chaparral, pine/oak woodland

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: < 1000 m

Bioregions: NCo, NCoR, CW.

California counties: San Luis Obispo, Sonoma, Santa Cruz, Mendocino, Monterey, Lake, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Marin, Napa, Santa Barbara, San Benito, Alameda, Del Norte

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.