Native Plants of the Chaplin Lake Area

Golden bean

Thermopsis rhombifolia

This plant is an erect, branched forte, usually growing in large patches. Flowers which are bright golden yellow, bloom in early spring. The plant's bean pod-like fruit may cause severe sickness in children. Golden bean prefers moist areas in the southern part of Saskatchewan.

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