Latin name: Astragalus lentiginosus Hook. var. fremontii
  (A. Gray) S. Watson
  Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus len-tij-in-OH-sus FREE-
  mont-ee-eye

  Common name: Fremont's milkvetch
  Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
  Habitat: Sandy plains and fans to 6500', creosote bush
  scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, east Mojave Desert
  north to White Mts
  Blooming period: April to July
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Astragalus
  2) lentiginosus  3) fremontii
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