Species Details

Astragalus rattanii var. jepsonianus

Jepson's milk-vetch

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Classification

Scientific Name: Astragalus rattanii Gray var. jepsonianus Barneby
Common Name: Jepson's milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F7E1
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASRAJ
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1988-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-09-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Jun
Elevation: 295 - 700 meters 970 - 2295 feet
General Habitat: Chaparral Cismontane woodland Valley and foothill grassland
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Serpentinite (often)

Notes

Notes: Most occurrences small and widely scattered.
Threats: Possibly threatened by road maintenance, vehicles, renewable energy development, and non-native plants.
Taxonomy:
Other:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					54
A	B	C	D	X	U
9	14	4	1	0	26

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	20
Recent <=20 Years	34

Presence:
Presumed Extant	54
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Colusa (COL), Glenn (GLE), Lake (LAK), Napa (NAP), San Benito (SBT), Sonoma (SON), Tehama (TEH), Yolo (YOL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Chrome (3912265), Cold Fork (4012226), Detert Reservoir (3812265), Gilmore Peak (3912235), Glascock Mtn. (3812283), Hall Ridge (3912276), Hough Springs (3912225), Idria (3612046), Jericho Valley (3812274), Knoxville (3812273), Leesville (3912224), Lower Lake (3812285), Lowrey (4012215), Middletown (3812275), Mount St. Helena (3812266), Newville (3912275), Paskenta (3912285), Salt Canyon (3912213), St. John Mtn. (3912246), Stonyford (3912245), Walter Springs (3812263), Whispering Pines (3812276), Wilbur Springs (3912214), Wilson Valley (3812284)

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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Selected References

Original Description:	Aliso 4:137 (1958)
Taxonomic Treatment:	Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:1052 (1964)
Species Account:	Astragalus rattanii var. jepsonianus profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other:	Systematic Botany 17(3):367-379 (1992) for distributional information