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Big Bear Milkvetch (Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae)

  • Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 146771
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Where is Big Bear Milkvetch (Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Big Bear Milkvetch can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Big Bear Milkvetch (Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 3 accessions of Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1013 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 3 seed accessions of Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae from 3 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 43 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae
Authority M.E. Jones
Family Fabaceae
CPC Number 434
ITIS 192593
USDA ASLES5
Duration Perennial
Common Names Big Bear Milkvetch | milkvetch
Associated Scientific Names Astragalus lentiginosus var. sierrae
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S2
Ecological Relationships

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