Chaparral Pea Pickeringia montana
Pea Family
7'. Thicket-forming, erect shrub with many stiff spiny branchlets
and 3/4" magenta pea-flowers. Leaves divided into 3 elliptical
to ovate leaflets. Blooms May-Aug. Habitat Chaparral, open woods. Range Coast Ranges, n Sierra foothills.
PHOTO: Gerald & Buff Corsi/Focus on Nature, Inc.
