Latin name: Lotus argyraeus (E. Greene) E. Greene
  var. multicaulis (Ottley) Isely
  Pronunciation: LO-tus ar-jy-REE-us mul-tee-KAW-
  lis
  Common name: Scrub lotus, Canyon bird's-foot
  trefoil
  Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
  Habitat: Pinyon-juniper woodland to about 5000',
  New York Mountains, UNCOMMON
  Blooming period: May to August
  Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Lotus
  (2) argyraeus  (3) multicaulis
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