Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus SEE-mee
Common name: Cima milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Calcareous soils, sagebrush scrub, joshua
tree woodland, 4500'-5500', New York Mts, RARE
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Astragalus
(2) cimae