Species Details

Astragalus monoensis

Mono milk-vetch

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Classification

Scientific Name: Astragalus monoensis Barneby
Common Name: Mono milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F5N0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASMO9
Synonyms/Other Names: Astragalus monoensis Barneby var. monoensis

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	CR (1982-07-01)
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Aug

Elevation:
2110 - 3355 meters
6925 - 11010 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details: Pumice

Microhabitat:

Gravelly (sometimes)
Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes: Threatened by road maintenance, vehicles, and sheep grazing. See Leaflets of Western Botany 4:55 (1944) for original description, and Systematic Botany 8(4):423 (1983) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	8
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	19	66 %
Road/trail construction/maint.	12	41%
ORV activity	9	31%
Grazing	6	20%
Foot traffic/trampling	3	10%
Other	3	10%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	3%
Development	1	3%
Logging	1	3%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					29
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	11	3	3	0	11

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	12
Recent <=20 Years	17

Presence:
Presumed Extant	29
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Crestview (3711878), Dexter Canyon (3711877), Glass Mountain (3711876), June Lake (3711971), Lundy (3811912), Mono Mills (3711888), Mt. Morgan (3711846), Old Mammoth (3711868), 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.

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Presumed Extant

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