Species Details

Astragalus nutans

Providence Mountains milk-vetch

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Classification

Scientific Name: Astragalus nutans Jones
Common Name: Providence Mountains milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F620
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASNU3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-09-27

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jun(Oct)

Elevation:
450 - 1950 meters
1475 - 6400 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Gravelly (sometimes)
Sandy (sometimes)

Notes

Notes:
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Agua Caliente Springs (3211683), Bighorn Basin (3411576), Budweiser Wash (3411577), Castle Peaks (3511532), Clark Mtn. (3511555), Corn Spring (3311563), Fountain Peak (3411585), Hart Peak (3511531), Homer Mtn. (3511418), Horse Thief Springs (3511578), Ivanpah (3511533), Kingston Peak (3511568), Kingston Spring (3511558), Leach Lake (3511656), Leach Spring (3511657), Mid Hills (3511524), Pachalka Spring (3511556), Pinto Valley (3511523), Solomons Knob (3511547), Telescope Peak (3611721), Turquoise Mtn. (3511548), West of Drinkwater Lake (3511646), Yucca Valley North (3411624)

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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