Species Details

Acmispon argyraeus var. multicaulis

scrub lotus

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Classification

Scientific Name: Acmispon argyraeus (Greene) Brouillet var. multicaulis (Ottley) Brouillet
Common Name: scrub lotus
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB2A052
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Lotus argyraeus var. multicaulis

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4?T2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-01-05

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Apr-Jun

Elevation:
1200 - 1500 meters
3935 - 4920 feet

General Habitats:

Pinyon and juniper woodland (granitic)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: See University of California Publications in Botany 10:211 (1923) for original description, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 25:128-206 (1981) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	3
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	2	8 %
ORV activity	2	8%
Development	1	4%
Mining	1	4%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					24
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	1	0	0	0	22

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	6
Recent <=20 Years	18

Presence:
Presumed Extant	24
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

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

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Castle Peaks (3511532), Columbia Mtn. (3511514), Hart Peak (3511531), Ivanpah (3511533), Mescal Range (3511545), 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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Presumed Extant

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