Prairie Goldenpea is a low native legume of the northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountain foothills, producing bright yellow pea-like flowers that are among the first wildflowers to bloom on the spring prairie. It is a nitrogen-fixer and important early-season food source for bumblebee queens. It spreads by underground rhizomes to form large colonies.
Best time to see a Prairie Goldenpea
The best time to see a Prairie Goldenpea is May–June, when about 76% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 3,088 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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