Astragalus porrectus
| Taxonomy | |||||
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| Scientific Name: | Astragalus porrectus | ||||
| Common name: | Lahontan milkvetch | ||||
| Family: | Fabaceae | Minor Group: | Dicot | Major Group: | Vascular Plant |
| Rank and Status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G3? | Endemic: | Yes | NNHP Track Status: | Watch List |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S3? | Sand Dunes: | No | USESA Status: | No Status |
| Native Status: | Native | Wetland: | No |
| Other Agency Status | Status | Last Updated | Status Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management - Nevada | Sensitive | BLM Nevada Sensitive Species List dated 2017-10-01 | |
| Nevada Native Plant Society | Dropped, no longer of concern |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
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Status: Confident or certain
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Churchill |
Humboldt |
Lyon |
Pershing |
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Washoe |
| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 30 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | 16 |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 1518 |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 1225 |
| Links |
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| Astragalus porrectus data at NatureServe |
| Astragalus porrectus photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
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| Habitat Comments: | Open, calcareous or alkaline, sandy to gravelly washes, alluvium, or gullies on clay badlands, knolls, or playa edges in the shadscale zone. |
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| Inventory Comments: | Not yet systematically surveyed. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: |
 Illustration from Mozingo and Williams, 1980.
Photographer: Jeanne R. Janish
Photo Date: 1980 |
