CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Astragalus albens

Common Name:	Cushenbury milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDFAB0F0A0
Full Name:	Astragalus albens Greene
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ASAL4

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: March - June Habitat: usually carbonate, rarely granitic. • Joshua tree woodland • Mojavean desert scrub • Pinyon and juniper woodland

Rarity Status
Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .1: Seriously endangered in California Federal Listing Status: FE Endangered (08/24/94) State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G1 G1: Critically Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

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

A B C D X U

2 9 4 0 0 6

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
8	13

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
21	0	0

Notes

Known from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by carbonate mining, grazing, energy development, road construction, and vehicles. See Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1:156 (1885) for original description, and Fremontia 16(1):20-21 (1988) for discussion of mining threats.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 1974-01-01
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 1095 - 2000 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Rattlesnake Canyon (130C) 34116C6, Cougar Buttes (131A) 34116D7, Lucerne Valley (131B) 34116D8, Fawnskin (131C) 34116C8, Big Bear City (131D) 34116C7

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

292

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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