Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus PALM-er-eye
Common name: Palmer's milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Sandy or rocky places to 5500', west edge
of Colorado Desert, San Bernardino and Santa Rosa
Mts
Blooming period: April to May
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Astragalus
(2) palmeri