Species Details

Astragalus nuttallii var. nuttallii

ocean bluff milk-vetch

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Classification

Scientific Name: Astragalus nuttallii (T. & G.) J.T. Howell var. nuttallii
Common Name: ocean bluff milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F641
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASNUN2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4T4
State Rank:	S4
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-12-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jan-Nov

Elevation:
3 - 120 meters
10 - 395 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal bluff scrub
Coastal dunes

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by foot traffic and road maintenance. See Leaflets of Western Botany 5(6):107 (1948) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Marin (MRN), Monterey (MNT), San Francisco (SFO)*, San Luis Obispo (SLO), San Mateo (SMT), Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Sur (3612137), Cambria (3512151), Cape San Martin (3512184), Casmalia (3412075), Lopez Point (3612115), Marina (3612167), Montara Mountain (3712254), Monterey (3612158), Morro Bay North (3512047), Morro Bay South (3512037), Oceano (3512015), Pico Creek (3512152), Piedras Blancas (3512163), Pigeon Point (3712224), Point Bonita (3712275), Point Conception (3412044), Point Sal (3412086), Port San Luis (3512027), Salinas (3612166), San Francisco North (3712274), San Francisco South (3712264), San Gregorio (3712234), San Simeon (3512162), Soberanes Point (3612148), Soledad (3612143), Surf (3412065)

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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