Thermopsis
Thermopsis is a genus of legumes, native to temperate North America and east Asia. They are herbaceous perennials and are known as goldenbanners or false-lupines.
Species
Thermopsis comprises the following species:- Thermopsis alpina Ledeb.
- Thermopsis alterniflora Regel & Schmalh.
- Thermopsis barbata Benth.
- Thermopsis bargusinensis Czefr.
- Thermopsis californica S. Watson — western North America
- * var. argentata C.J.Chen & B.L.Turner
- * var. californica S. Watson
- * var. semota
- Thermopsis chinensis S. Moore
- Thermopsis dahurica Czefr.
- Thermopsis dolichocarpa V.A. Nikitin
- Thermopsis gracilis Howell — western North America
- Thermopsis gyirongensis S.Q. Wei
- Thermopsis hirsutissima
- Thermopsis inflata Cambess.
- Thermopsis jacutica Czefr.
- Thermopsis lanceolata R.Br.
- Thermopsis longicarpa N.Ulziykh.
- Thermopsis macrophylla Hook. & Arn. — western North America
- Thermopsis mollis M.A.Curtis ex A.Gray — eastern North America
- Thermopsis mongolica Czefr.
- Thermopsis montana Nutt. — Rocky Mountains of North America
- * var. hitchcockii
- * var. montana
- Thermopsis przewalskii Czefr.
- Thermopsis rhombifolia Richardson — Rocky Mountains of North America
- Thermopsis robusta Howell—western North America
- Thermopsis schischkinii Czefr.
- Thermopsis smithiana E.Peter
- Thermopsis turkestanica Gand.
- Thermopsis villosa Fernald & B.G.Schub.—eastern North America
- Thermopsis yushuensis S.Q.Wei
Toxicity
A 1997 review found 23 cases. 18 patients developed symptoms within a few hours and symptoms lasted up to 12 hours, including vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pain, drowsiness, nausea, headache, oral irritation, tachycardia, tremors, and other general signs. Only 2 required admission to a health care facility, one of which involved elevated CK levels. Purified alkaloids cause the same signs of intoxication as the whole plant.