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Black Milkvetch (Astragalus funereus)

  • Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • State: CA, NV
  • Nature Serve ID: 155929
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/27/2023
Description:

Where is Black Milkvetch (Astragalus funereus) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Black Milkvetch can be found in California, Nevada

Which CPC Partners conserve Black Milkvetch (Astragalus funereus)?

  • California Botanic Garden

    Not Sponsored
    Conservation Actions
    Assigned 02/28/23
    • CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

    Conservation Actions

    Katie Heineman
    • 02/28/2023
      • Seed Collection Orthodox Seed Banking

    California Botanic Garden made a conservation seed collection on BLM land in Nevada.

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Astragalus funereus
    Authority M.E. Jones
    Family Fabaceae
    CPC Number 406
    ITIS 25519
    USDA ASFU3
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names Black Milk-vetch | Black Wooly Pod
    Associated Scientific Names Astragalus funereus
    Distribution
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    California S2
    Nevada S2
    Ecological Relationships

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