Species Details

Astragalus pulsiferae var. pulsiferae

Pulsifer's milk-vetch

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Classification

Scientific Name: Astragalus pulsiferae Gray var. pulsiferae
Common Name: Pulsifer's milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F783
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASPUP5
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Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-08-25

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug(Sep)
Elevation: 1300 - 1800 meters 4265 - 5905 feet
General Habitat: Great Basin scrub Lower montane coniferous forest Pinyon and juniper woodland
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Granitic (usually) Rocky (sometimes) Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Need quads for SIE Co. Threatened by grazing and development. Considered critically imperiled in NV. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10:69 (1874) for original description, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:970-972 (1964) and Rhodora 104(919):271-279 (2002) for taxonomic treatment.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					27
A	B	C	D	X	U
5	3	4	0	0	15

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	20
Recent <=20 Years	7

Presence:
Presumed Extant	27
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Plumas (PLU)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Beckwourth Pass (3912071), Chilcoot (3912072), Constantia (3912081), Frenchman Lake (3912082), Genesee Valley (4012016), Reconnaissance Peak (3912073), Susanville (4012046)

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.

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