Latin name: Acmispon rigidus (Benth.) Brouillet
Pronunciation: ak-MIS-pon RIJ-i-dus
Common name: Desert rockpea
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Dry slopes and washes below 5000', creosote bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland, both deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Acmispon 2) rigidus
Formerly Lotus rigidus
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