Taxon Report

Astragalus funereus Jones

black milk-vetch

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Astragalus funereus Jones
Common Name:	black milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F3K0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASFU3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Mar-May	Mar-May
Elevation:	1280-2100 (4200-6890)
General Habitats:	Mojavean desert scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	4
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	4

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
The Dunes (3611744), Thimble Peak (3611771), Wahguyhe Peak (3611781)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Known in CA from fewer than five occurrences. On watch list in NV. See Contributions to Western Botany 12:11-12 (1908) for original description, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:686-688 (1964) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 6 January 2025].