Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus kro-ta-LARE-ee-ee
Common name: Salton milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Sandy flats and fans to 1000', creosote bush
scrub, Colorado Desert, UNCOMMON
Blooming period: January to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Astragalus
2) crotalariae