Latin name: Astragalus tidestromii (Rydb.) Clokey
Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus TIDE-strom-ee-eye
Common name: Tidestrom's milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Open calcareous gravels to 4500', eastern and central Mojave Desert and Cushenbury Canyon
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Astragalus 2) tidestromii
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