CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Astragalus monoensis

Common Name:	Mono milk-vetch
Family:	Fabaceae
Synonyms:	Astragalus monoensis var. monoensis
Element Code:	PDFAB0F5N0
Full Name:	Astragalus monoensis Barneby
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	ASMO9

Biology
Lifeform: perennial herb Blooming Period: June - August Habitat: pumice, gravelly or sandy. • Great Basin scrub • Upper montane coniferous forest

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: CR Rare (07/82) State Rank: S2.2 S2: Imperiled. .2: Threatened. Global Rank: G2 G2: Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Total # of Known Element Occurrences: 22
Element Occurrence Ranks:

A B C D X U

1 9 5 2 0 5

Population Status:

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
5	17

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
22	0	0

Notes
Threatened by road maintenance, vehicles, and sheep grazing. See Leaflets of Western Botany 4:55 (1944) for original description, and Systematic Botany 8(4):423 (1983) for revised nomenclature. 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: 2110 - 3355 meters

California Endemic: yes

States: California

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Mt. Morgan (414B) 37118D6, Toms Place (433C) 37118E6, Whitmore Hot Springs (434A) 37118F7, Old Mammoth (434B) 37118F8, Glass Mountain (451C) 37118G6, Cowtrack Mountain (452A) 37118H7, Mono Mills (452B) 37118H8, Crestview (452C) 37118G8, Dexter Canyon (452D) 37118G7, June Lake (453D) 37119G1

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

326

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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