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Species Details

Astragalus lemmonii

Lemmon's milk-vetch

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Classification

Scientific Name:
Astragalus lemmonii Gray
Common Name:
Lemmon's milk-vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Element Code: PDFAB0F4N0
USDA Plants Symbol: ASLE6
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G2
State Rank:
 S2
Other Status: BLM_S; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 2001-01-01
Date Edited: 2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug(Sep)
Elevation:
1007 - 2200 meters
3305 - 7220 feet
General Habitat:
  • Great Basin scrub
  • Meadows and seeps
  • Marshes and swamps (lake margins)
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:

Notes

Notes:
Threatened by land conversion and pipeline construction. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8:627 (1873) for original description, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:1109-1111 (1964) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Total Occurrences: 12
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 2 0 2 0 8
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 8
Recent <=20 Years 4
Presence:
Presumed Extant 12
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0

Location

California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR)*
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Mono (MNO), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Antelope Valley (3912063), Ash Valley (4112016), Big Swamp (4112121), Bloody Mtn. (3711858), Convict Lake (3711857), Dixie Peak (4012181), Fall River Mills (4112114), Loyalton (3912062), Perez (4112163), Reconnaissance Peak (3912073), Toms Place (3711856), Whitmore Hot Springs (3711867)
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.
Regional Map

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Selected References

Suggested Citation:
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2022. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9-01 1.5). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 28 September 2022].