Crescent Milkvetch, Aladdin’s Slippers,Astragalus amphioxys,Pea Family (Fabaceae)

Found in dry, sandy, piñon-juniper woodlands, roadsides
Seen blooming in May at Abiquiu Lake and USPS Española

There are more than 75 species of Astragalus in New Mexico, many with similarly colored pea-like flowers. The seed pods are often the best way to identify them, as is the case with the Crescent Milkvetch. It grows to about one foot high with grayish, arching leaflets. The stems and leaflets are covered in dense silvery hairs. Flowers grow in a cluster at the top of the stalk and are pink/purple, up to 1¼ inch long. Seed pods are about 1 inch long, slightly hairy and curved, crescent-shaped. Traditionally, a Zuni medicine man chewed a fresh or dried root before sucking out a snakebite and applied a poultice to the wound. Source.

This is National Wildflower Week. You may find this article from the World Wildlife Fund inspirational. Join the SuperBloom and get free seeds. All we need is rain!
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If you trying to identify a different flower then you can check what other flowers bloom this month. If you cannot identify a flower from the website, send a photo and where you took it to [email protected]. Read online for tips.