Taxonomy | |||||
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Scientific Name: | Astragalus uncialis | ||||
Common name: | Currant milkvetch |
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 | |
US Forest Service - Region 4 (Intermountain) | Sensitive | USFS list, Jan 2015 update | |
Nevada Native Plant Society | Watch | ||
CCVI Score | Increase Likely |
Distribution (NV Counties) |
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Nye |
Summary Occurrence Data | |
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Occurrence Count: | 7 |
Total Observed Area (hectares): | 4 |
Maximum Known Elevation (m): | 1628 |
Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 1463 |
Links |
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Astragalus uncialis data at NatureServe |
Astragalus uncialis photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
Character Abstract | |
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Habitat Comments: | Dry, open, sparsely-vegetated, calcareous sandy-clay soils on flats and gentle slopes of hillsides and alluvial fans. |
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Inventory Comments: | A few surveys have been conducted but remain largely incomplete in Nevada. |
Inventory Needs: | |
Version Date: | 02/01/1999 - 12:00am |
Astragalus uncialis with fruit
Photographer: Janel Johnson, for US Forest Service
Photo Date: 2006-05-17 |
Astragalus uncialis with fruit
Photographer: Janel Johnson, for US Forest Service
Photo Date: 2006-05-17 |
Illustration from Mozingo and Williams, 1980.
Photographer: Jeanne R. Janish
Photo Date: 1980 |