var. shockleyi (M.E. Jones) Barneby
Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus SER-en-oy SHOK-
lee-eye
Common name: Naked milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Open dry alkaline gravels and clay soils,
with pinyon and sagebrush, 4500'-7000', northern
desert mountains
Blooming period: May to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Astragalus
2) serenoi 3) shockleyi