Latin name: Astragalus albens E. Greene
  Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus AL-bens

  Common name: Cushenbury milkvetch
  Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
  Habitat: Gravelly places, 4000'-5800', pinyon-
  juniper woodland, limestone soils, north slope of
  San Bernardino Mts, Cushenbury Canyon, RARE

  Blooming period: March to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Astragalus
  2) albens
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