CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Acmispon argyraeus var. multicaulis

Common Name:	scrub lotus
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:	Lotus argyraeus var. multicaulis
Element Code:	PDFAB2A052
Full Name:	Acmispon argyraeus (Greene) Brouillet var. multicaulis (Ottley) Brouillet
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	LOARM

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - June Habitat: • Pinyon and juniper woodland (granitic)

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .3: Not very endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S2 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G4?T2 T2: Imperiled. G4: (species) Apparently secure, considering populations outside California.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 21
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 0 0 0 0 20

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
6	15

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
21	0	0

Notes

Known only from four occurrences in the New York Mtns. 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.
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: 2010-09-16

Location

Elevation: 1200 - 1500 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Pinto Valley (200A) 35115B3, Columbia Mtn. (200C) 35115A4, Castle Peaks (224C) 35115C2, Hart Peak (224D) 35115C1, Ivanpah (225D) 35115C3, Mescal Range (226A) 35115D5

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

1721

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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