CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Astragalus platytropis

Common Name:	broad-keeled milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDFAB0F6X0
Full Name:	Astragalus platytropis Gray
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ASPL3

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: June - September Habitat: rocky. • Alpine boulder and rock field • Pinyon and juniper woodland • Subalpine coniferous forest

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G5 G5: Secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 18
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 1 0 0 0 17

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
14	4

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
18	0	0

Notes

Threatened by grazing, trampling, and vehicles. On review list in OR. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 6:526 (1865) for original description, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:979-981 (1964) for taxonomic treatment.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1994-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 2345 - 3550 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Idaho, !MT, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Tin Mountain (369B) 36117H4, White Top Mtn. (369C) 36117G4, Mazourka Peak (372A) 36118H1, Last Chance Mtn. (410C) 37117C6, Blanco Mtn. (412B) 37118D2, Laws (413A) 37118D3, Mt. Patterson (488A) 38119D3, Chris Flat (488B) 38119D4, Mt. Jackson (488D) 38119C3, Sonora Pass (489C) 38119C6, Pickel Meadow (489D) 38119C5

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

1581

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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