Latin name: Astragalus newberryi A. Gray var.
  newberryi
  Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus NOO-ber-ee-eye

  Common name: Newberry's rattleweed
  Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
  Habitat: Dry stony places, 4000'-7000', sagebrush
  scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, eastern Mojave
  Desert to Death Valley and Inyo-White Mts

  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Astragalus
  2) newberryi
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