Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus ko-SIN-ee-us
Common name: Scarlet milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Gravelly places, sagebrush scrub to pinyon
woodland, desert mountains, Santa Rosa Mts
Blooming period: March to June
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Astragalus
(2) coccineus