Species Details

Astragalus pycnostachyus var. lanosissimus

Ventura Marsh milk-vetch

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Scientific Name:
Astragalus pycnostachyus Gray var. lanosissimus (Rydb.) Munz & McBurn.
Common Name:
Ventura Marsh milk-vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Element Code: PDFAB0F7B1
USDA Plants Symbol: ASPYL
Synonyms/Other Names:
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1
Fed List: FE (2001-05-21)
State List: CE (2000-04-01)
Global Rank: G2T1
State Rank:
S1
Other Status: SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date: 1974-01-01
Date Edited: 2023-06-06
Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: (Jun)Aug-Oct
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Elevation:
1 - 35 meters
5 - 115 feet
General Habitats:
  • Coastal dunes
  • Coastal scrub
  • Marshes and swamps (edges, coastal salt, brackish)
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Rediscovered near Oxnard in 1997; now known from only one natural occurrence composed of 30-50 reproductive plants. Experimental reintroduction work underway as of 2003. Threatened by development, herbivory, cucumber mosaic virus, non-native plants, and hydrological alterations. See North American Flora 24:357-358 (1929) for original description, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:813 (1964) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 6
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 1 14 %
THREAT LIST:
Development 1 14%
Foot traffic/trampling 1 14%
Non-native plant impacts 1 14%
Other 1 14%
Over-collecting/poaching 1 14%
Total Occurrences: 7
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 1 6 0
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 6
Recent <=20 Years 1
Presence:
Presumed Extant 1
Possibly Extirpated 3
Presumed Extirpated 3
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX)*, Orange (ORA)*, Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Beverly Hills (3411814), Oxnard (3411922), Pitas Point (3411934), Saticoy (3411932), Seal Beach (3311861)*, Topanga (3411815)*, Venice (3311884)*, Ventura (3411933)*
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.
Presumed Extant
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