CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Astragalus lemmonii

Common Name:	Lemmon's milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDFAB0F4N0
Full Name:	Astragalus lemmonii Gray
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ASLE6

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: May - August Habitat: • Great Basin scrub • Meadows and seeps • Marshes and swamps (lake shores)

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 S2: Imperiled. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 13
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 2 0 2 0 9

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
7	6

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
13	0	0

Notes

Threatened by land conversion and pipeline construction. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8:627 (1873) for original description, and Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:1109-1111 (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: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 1007 - 2200 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Nevada, Oregon

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), Lassen (LAS), Mono (MNO), Modoc (MOD), Plumas (PLU), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Mt. Morgan (414B) 37118D6, Toms Place (433C) 37118E6, Whitmore Hot Springs (434A) 37118F7, Loyalton (570B) 39120F2, Antelope Valley (571A) 39120F3, Reconnaissance Peak (587D) 39120G3, Dixie Peak (660A) 40121H1, Ash Valley (675C) 41120A6, Lane Reservoir (676D) 41120A7, Big Swamp (677A) 41121B1, Fall River Mills (678C) 41121A4, Perez (712A) 41121F3

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

1824

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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