Carolina Bush Pea
Thermopsis villosa
Picture Taken July 18, 2000
This yellow-flowered legume can be found growing locally in open woodlands. It flowers May
through June. It is a perennial herb, growing 2-3 feet high. Easy to cultivate, it is propagated
in the spring by division of rootstocks or by seeds. The scientific name of the genus comes from
the Greek thermos, a lupine, and opsis, an allusion to the resemblance to lupines.
It belongs to the pea or bean family (Fabaceae).
Plant Name Index
| Pictorial Index
March 28
| April 2
| April 9
May 2
| May 9
| May 17
May 29
| June 11
| July 5
July 27
| August 21
