Latin name: Astragalus didymocarpus Hook. & Arn. var. dispermus (A. Gray) Jeps. Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus did-i-mo-KAR-pus dis-PER-mus Common name: Dwarf white milkvetch Family: Fabaceae (Pea) Habitat: Sandy flats to 3000', creosote bush scrub, deserts Blooming period: February to May Name derivations: 1) Astragalus 2) didymocarpus 3) dispermus

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