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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