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Astragalus phoenix
| Taxonomy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name: | Astragalus phoenix | ||||
| Common name: | Ash Meadows milkvetch | ||||
| Rank and Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rank: | G2 | Native Status: | Native |
| Subnational (State) Rank: | S1 | Endemic: | Yes |
| US ESA Status: | Listed threatened | Sand Dunes: | No |
| NNHP Tracking Status: | At-Risk List | 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 | |
| State of Nevada Protected | Critically endangered | ||
| Nevada Native Plant Society | Threatened |
| Distribution (NV Counties) |
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Status: Confident or certain
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| Summary Occurrence Data | |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Count: | 13 |
| Total Observed Area (hectares): | 3 |
| Maximum Known Elevation (m): | Not available |
| Minimum Known Elevation (m): | 671 |
| Links |
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| Astragalus phoenix data at NatureServe |
| Astragalus phoenix photos and data at Encyclopedia of Life |
| Character Abstract | |
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| Habitat Comments: | Dry, hard, seasonally moist, white, barren flats, washes, and knolls of calcareous alkaline soils with Distichlis spicata, Atriplex confertifolia, Mentzelia leucophylla, Haplopappus acradenius, and Enceliopsis nudicaulis corrugata. |
| Ecology Comments: | |
| Inventory Comments: | Surveys substantially complete. |
| Inventory Needs: | |
| Version Date: | 02/01/1999 - 12:00am |
 close-up of flowers
Photographer: Copyright Gary Monroe, Nevada Native Plant Society
Photo Date: |
.JPG) Astragalus phoenix flowers
Photographer: Janel Johnson, for US Forest Service
Photo Date: 2007-04-14 |
 Astragalus phoenix flowers
Photographer: Janel Johnson, for US Forest Service
Photo Date: 2007-04-14 |
 Astragalus phoenix habitat
Photographer: Janel Johnson, for US Forest Service
Photo Date: 2007-04-14 |
 Illustration from Mozingo and Williams, 1980.
Photographer: Jeanne R. Janish
Photo Date: 1980 |
