See text Pickeringia is a monotypic genus[1][2] of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

Its only species is Pickeringia montana, which is known by the common name chaparral pea.

The plant is also well-suited to a landscape of hills, slopes, and recently burned areas; its roots spread quickly and help anchor loose soil, preventing erosion.

It forms low, dense, thorny thickets of shiny dark green leaves.

There are two subspecies of chaparral pea: Media related to Pickeringia montana at Wikimedia Commons