CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Astragalus pulsiferae var. pulsiferae

Common Name:	Pulsifer's milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDFAB0F783
Full Name:	Astragalus pulsiferae Gray var. pulsiferae
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ASPUP5

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - August Habitat: usually granitic, sandy or rocky. • Great Basin scrub • Lower montane coniferous forest • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G4T2 T2: Imperiled. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 23
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

5 3 3 0 0 12

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
4	19

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
23	0	0

Notes

Need quads for SIE Co. Threatened by grazing and development. Considered critically imperiled in NV. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 10:69 (1874) for original description, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:970-972 (1964) and Rhodora 104(919):271-279 (2002) 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: 1300 - 1800 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Nevada

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Lassen (LAS), Plumas (PLU), Sierra (SIE) ?

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Constantia (586A) 39120H1, Frenchman Lake (586B) 39120H2, Chilcoot (586C) 39120G2, Beckwourth Pass (586D) 39120G1, Reconnaissance Peak (587D) 39120G3, Genesee Valley (604C) 40120A6, Taylorsville (605D) 40120A7, Shaffer Mtn. (621A) 40120D3

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

1582

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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