Species Details

Astragalus cimae var. cimae

Cima milk-vetch

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Classification

Scientific Name: Astragalus cimae Jones var. cimae
Common Name: Cima milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F231
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASCIC3
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3T2T3
State Rank:	S2?
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-08-25

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-May
Elevation: 890 - 1850 meters 2920 - 6070 feet
General Habitat: Great Basin scrub Joshua tree "woodland" Pinyon and juniper woodland
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Clay

Notes

Notes: Known in CA from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by grazing. On watch list in NV. See Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:505-508 (1964) for taxonomic treatment.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					27
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	1	0	0	26

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	13
Recent <=20 Years	14

Presence:
Presumed Extant	27
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Castle Peaks (3511532), Cima (3511525), Cima Dome (3511535), Columbia Mtn. (3511514), Hayden (3511515), Ivanpah (3511533), Marl Mountains (3511526), Mescal Range (3511545), Mid Hills (3511524), Pinto Valley (3511523)

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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