Taxon Report

Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. ungulatus M.E. Jones

spiny milk-vetch

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Astragalus kentrophyta A. Gray var. ungulatus M.E. Jones
Common Name:	spiny milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F4JB
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASKEU
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jun	Jun
Elevation:	2149-2149 (7050-7050)
General Habitats:	Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Global Rank:	G5T3T4
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12 added to 2.2 on 2008-02-05

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


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

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mono (MNO)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cedar Hill (3811827)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	2
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	1	100 %
Grazing	1	100%
Logging	1	100%

Notes



Possibly threatened by grazing and logging. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Madrono 54(2): 204 for first record in CA.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Proposed Addition to CRPR 2.2, G5T3T4 / S1.2 (2008)

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].