Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus PAK-ee-pus
Common name: Sheep's locoweed
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Dry clay hillsides, open slopes, creosote
bush scrub, valley grassland, Mojave Desert
Blooming period: March to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Astragalus
2) pachypus
Two vars. (jaegeri and pachypus) in SoCal