Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus brawn-TONE-ee-eye
Common name: Braunton's rattleweed
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Brushy places, firebreaks, etc. below 1500',
chaparral
Blooming period: February to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Astragalus
2) brauntonii