Species Details

Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis

Kern Plateau milk-vetch

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Classification

Scientific Name: Astragalus lentiginosus Hook. var. kernensis (Jeps.) Barneby
Common Name: Kern Plateau milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0FB98
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASLEK2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T2?
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1980-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Jul

Elevation:
2240 - 2750 meters
7350 - 9025 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps
Subalpine coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes: See Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:929 (1964) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	6
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	20	43 %
Grazing	15	31%
Foot traffic/trampling	9	19%
ORV activity	8	17%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	2	4%
Road/trail construction/maint.	2	4%
Other	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					47
A	B	C	D	X	U
5	6	8	0	0	28

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	45
Recent <=20 Years	2

Presence:
Presumed Extant	47
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

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

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bonita Meadows (3611813), Crag Peak (3611812), Kern Lake (3611834), Kern Peak (3611833), Monache Mountain (3611822), Sacatar Canyon (3511881), Templeton Mtn. (3611832)

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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Map

Presumed Extant

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