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Half-ring Pod Milkvetch (Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus)

  • Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • State: CA, NV
  • Nature Serve ID: 139166
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/15/2020
Description:

Where is Half-ring Pod Milkvetch (Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Half-ring Pod Milkvetch can be found in California, Nevada

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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 2 accessions of Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1982 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 2 seed accessions of Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus from 2 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 67 maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus
Authority (Clokey) Barneby
Family Fabaceae
CPC Number 445
ITIS 192635
USDA ASMOH
Duration Annual, Perennial
Common Names Darwin Mesa Milk-vetch | Half-ring Pod Milk-vetch
Associated Scientific Names Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus
Distribution
State Rank
State State Rank
California S1
Nevada S2S3
Ecological Relationships

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