Family Fabaceae
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus
ground-plum, ground-plum milk-vetch, prairie-plum
Astragalus: from Greek astragalos meaning "ankle bone" and an early name applied to some plants in this family because of the shape of the seeds; also could mean "star" or "milk"
crassicarpus: from Latin and Greek for "thick pod" or "thick fruited"
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