Taxon Report

Astragalus gilmanii Tides.

Gilman's milk-vetch

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Astragalus gilmanii Tides.
Common Name:	Gilman's milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F3R0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASGI4
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: May-Aug	May-Aug
Elevation:	2000-3050 (6560-10005)
General Habitats:	Great Basin scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:	Gravelly (sometimes), Rocky (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	12
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	1
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	10

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Panamint (3611711), Telescope Peak (3611721), Wildrose Peak (3611731)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	2	17 %
Foot traffic/trampling	1	8%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	8%

Notes



On watch list in NV. Potentially threatened by road maintenance and foot traffic. See Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 50:20 (1937) for original description.
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].