Taxon Details

Astragalus tener var. ferrisiae

Ferris' milk-vetch

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Taxon Summary:

Astragalus tener var. ferrisiae, commonly known as Ferris' milk-vetch, is a annual herb in the Fabaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Meadows and seeps (vernally mesic), and Valley and foothill grassland (subalkaline flats), growing at elevations from 2 to 75 meters. Astragalus tener var. ferrisiae is ranked 1B.1, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Seriously threatened in California.

Scientific Name:
Astragalus tener Gray var. ferrisiae Liston
Common Name:
Ferris' milk-vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Element Code: PDFAB0F8R3
USDA Plants Symbol: ASTEF
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status: JEF, FNA, POWO,
IPNI, Tropicos
Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May
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Elevation:
2 - 75 meters
5 - 245 feet
General Habitats:
  • Meadows and seeps (vernally mesic)
  • Valley and foothill grassland (subalkaline flats)
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Rediscovered in 1989 by V. Oswald in Butte Sink WA (DFG). Most historical habitat destroyed by agriculture. See Brittonia 42(2):100-104 (1990) for original description, and Systematic Botany 17(3):367-379 (1992) for distributional information.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 5
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 8 44 %
THREAT LIST:
Agriculture 6 33%
Grazing 2 11%
Non-native plant impacts 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Surface water diversion 1 5%
Total Occurrences: 18
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 0 0 1 5 11
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 17
Recent <=20 Years 1
Presence:
Presumed Extant 13
Possibly Extirpated 5
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Butte (BUT), Colusa (COL), Glenn (GLE), Solano (SOL)*, Sutter (SUT), Yolo (YOL), Yuba (YUB)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arbuckle (3912211)*, Butte City (3912148), Colusa (3912221)*, Davis (3812156), Dozier (3812137)*, Dunnigan (3812188)*, Grimes (3912118), Llano Seco (3912158), Logandale (3912242), Manor Slough (3912223), Merritt (3812157), Nord (3912178)*, Olivehurst (3912115), Pennington (3912137), Sacramento West (3812155), Saxon (3812146), Sutter (3912126), West of Biggs (3912147), Wildwood School (3812281), Yuba City (3912125)*
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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