M.E. Jones
Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus PER-shee-eye
Common name: Pursh's milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Gravelly or sandy flats and slopes to 9000',
often with sagebrush and pines, Tehachapis, West
Transverse Range, Mt. Pinos
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Astragalus
(2) purshii (3) tinctus