CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Astragalus agrestis

Common Name:	field milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDFAB0F090
Full Name:	Astragalus agrestis G. Don
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ASAG2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - July Habitat: vernally mesic. • Great Basin scrub • Meadows and seeps

Rarity Status
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: 12
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 2 1 0 0 9

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
5	7

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
12	0	0

Notes
Known in CA only from five occurrences on the Madeline Plains. See Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:618-622 (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: 2001-01-01 Last Update: 2010-12-13

Location

Elevation: 1560 - 1650 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Colorado, !IA, Idaho, !IL, !MN, !MT, !ND, !NE, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, !SD, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Evans Canyon (570A) 39120F1, McDonald Peak (657B) 40120H4, Anderson Mtn. (658A) 40120H5, Cleghorn Flat (658D) 40120G5

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

1819

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

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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