CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Astragalus cimae var. cimae

Common Name:	Cima milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDFAB0F231
Full Name:	Astragalus cimae Jones var. cimae
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ASCIC3

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: April - May Habitat: clay. • Great Basin scrub • Joshua tree woodland • Pinyon and juniper woodland

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: G2T2 T2: Imperiled. G2: (species) Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 26
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

0 0 0 0 0 26

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
13	13

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
26	0	0

Notes
Known in CA from fewer than twenty occurrences. Threatened by grazing. On watch list in NV. See Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 13:505-508 (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: 1974-01-01 Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 890 - 1850 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Nevada

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

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Pinto Valley (200A) 35115B3, Mid Hills (200B) 35115B4, Columbia Mtn. (200C) 35115A4, Cima (201A) 35115B5, Marl Mountains (201B) 35115B6, Hayden (201D) 35115A5, Castle Peaks (224C) 35115C2, Ivanpah (225D) 35115C3, Mescal Range (226A) 35115D5, Valley Wells (226B) 35115D6, Cima Dome (226D) 35115C5

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

298

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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