Latin name: Astragalus tricarinatus A. Gray
Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus try-kare-in-AY-tus
Common name: Triple-ribbed milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Canyon walls and rocky slopes along the edges of washes from 1400' to about 4000', eastern San Bernardino areas of Whitewater Canyon and the Morongo Valley
Blooming period: February to May
Name derivations: 1) Astragalus 2) tricarinatus
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