Taxonomy | |||||
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Scientific Name: | Astragalus funereus | ||||
Common name: | black woollypod |
Rank and Status | |||
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Global Rank: | G2 | Native Status: | Native |
Subnational (State) Rank: | S2 | Endemic: | No |
US ESA Status: | None | Sand Dunes: | No |
NNHP Tracking Status: | At-Risk List | Wetland: | No |
Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
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Bureau of Land Management - Nevada | Sensitive | BLM Nevada Sensitive Species List dated 2017-10-01 | |
Nevada Native Plant Society | Watch |
Distribution (NV Counties) |
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Clark |
Lincoln |
Nye |
Summary Occurrence Data | |
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Occurrence Count: | 16 |
Total Observed Area (hectares): | 460 |
Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 1908 |
Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 975 |
Links |
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Astragalus funereus data at NatureServe |
Astragalus funereus photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
Character Abstract | |
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Phenology Comments: | |
Reproduction Comments: | Almost certainly insect pollinated, and therefore vulnerable to pollinator declines. |
Habitat Comments: | Dry, open scree, talus, or gravelly alluvium derived from light-colored volcanic tuff, on east, south, less commonly west, rarely north aspects. |
Ecology Comments: | |
Inventory Comments: | Surveys have been conducted in Nevada but remain largely incomplete. |
Inventory Needs: | |
Version Date: | 08/15/2001 - 12:00am |
plant in flower and fruit
Photographer: Copyright Susan Cochrane Levitsky, California Department of Fish & Game
Photo Date: |
close-up of flowers
Photographer: Copyright Susan Cochrane Levitsky, California Department of Fish & Game
Photo Date: |
Illustration from Mozingo and Williams, 1980.
Photographer: Jeanne R. Janish
Photo Date: 1980 |