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Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus PUR-shee-eye LEK-tew-lus
Common name: Pursh's milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Dry open flats and rocky slopes, juniper and pine forests to about 9000', Tehachapis, Transverse Range, Mt. Pinos
Blooming period: May to August
Name derivations: 1) Astragalus 2) purshii 3) lectulus