Taxon Details
Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis
Kern Plateau milk-vetch
View Report Copy Link Calflora eFlora CCH CalPhotos iNaturalist
|
Taxon Summary:
Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis, commonly known as Kern Plateau milk-vetch, is a perennial herb in the Fabaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Meadows and seeps, and Subalpine coniferous forest, growing at elevations from 2240 to 2750 meters. Astragalus lentiginosus var. kernensis is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.|
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: |
||
| Name Status: |
JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
|
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1B.2 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G5T2? |
|
State Rank: |
S2S3 |
| Other Status: | BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S |
|
CRPR Changes: |
|
| Add Date: | 1980-01-01 |
| Date Edited: | 2024-11-05 |
| Lifeform: perennial herb | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Jun-Jul
|
||||||||||||||
|
Elevation:
2240 - 2750 meters 7350 - 9025 feet |
||||||||||||||
General Habitats:
|
||||||||||||||
| Microhabitat Details: | ||||||||||||||
Microhabitat:
|
||||||||||||||
| Threat List Total: | 6 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 20 | 43 % |
| THREAT LIST: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Total Occurrences: | 47 | ||||
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 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:
|
|||||||||||||
Presumed Extant
Click on quad for name. Hold Shift Key to use mouse scroll wheel