Yellow lupine?

Thermopsis montana, June 4, 2020

Thermopsis montana, June 4, 2020

Common & scientific name
Golden banner, Thermopsis montana

Family
Pea, Fabaceae

Location
Weller curve, 9,300’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact

Looks like a lupine, but it’s yellow, and that’s all you need to know to distinguish it!  Golden banner grows easily and in great quantities around our valley, but in only a few spots on the Pass.