Pronunciation: hof-man-SEG-ee-a my-KRO-fil-a
Common name: Hoffmannseggia
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Canyons and washes below 4500', creosote
bush scrub, Colorado Desert
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Hoffmannseggia
2) microphylla
Formerly Caesalpinia virgata