Species Details

Astragalus inyoensis

Inyo milk-vetch

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Classification

Scientific Name: Astragalus inyoensis Sheld.
Common Name: Inyo milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Element Code:	PDFAB0F4B0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ASIN8
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:	IUCN_NT; SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_USDA
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-09-27

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: May-Jul

Elevation:
1500 - 3050 meters
4920 - 10005 feet

General Habitats:

Great Basin scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Carbonate (sometimes)
Volcanic (usually)

Notes

Notes: Known in CA only from the White and Inyo mountains. Potentially threatened by mining. On watch list in NV. See Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium 4:86 (1893) for original description, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:483-484 (1964) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Nevada (NV)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Pine (3711823), Bishop (3711834), Blackrock (3611882), Blanco Mtn. (3711842), Cerro Gordo Peak (3611757), Cowhorn Valley (3711821), Fish Springs (3711813), Jackass Canyon (3611755), Last Chance Mtn. (3711736), Lee Wash (3611745), Mazourka Peak (3611881), Tinemaha Reservoir (3711812), Uhlmeyer Spring (3711822), Waucoba Mtn. (3711811), Westgard Pass (3711832)

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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