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Pronunciation: as-TRAG-a-lus len-tij-in-OH-sus bor-eh-GAIN-us
Common name: Borrego milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae (Pea)
Habitat: Dunes and sandy valleys to 1000', creosote bush scrub, east Colorado and Mojave Deserts
Blooming period: February to May
Name derivations: 1) Astragalus 2) lentiginosus 3) borreganus