Species Details

Astragalus agrestis

field milk-vetch

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Classification

Scientific Name: Astragalus agrestis G. Don
Common Name: field milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F090
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASAG2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S
CRPR Changes: added to 2B.2 on 2001-01-01
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jul(Aug)

Elevation:
1560 - 1650 meters
5120 - 5415 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub (vernally mesic)
Meadows and seeps (vernally mesic)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Vernally Mesic

Notes

Notes: See Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:618-622 (1964) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	5	36 %
Agriculture	2	14%
Grazing	2	14%
Other	1	7%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	7%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					14
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	2	2	0	0	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	10
Recent <=20 Years	4

Presence:
Presumed Extant	14
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Michigan (MI), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), North Dakota (ND), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lassen (LAS), Sierra (SIE)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Anderson Mtn. (4012085), Cleghorn Flat (4012075), Evans Canyon (3912061), McDonald Peak (4012084)

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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Presumed Extant

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