Mono Milkvetch (Astragalus monoensis)

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Fabaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 155316
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Astragalus monoensis is low-to-the-ground milk vetch with a serpentine growth pattern (vine-like growing). Named after its endemic habitat, the Mono milk vetch can be found in Mono County in central California where it thrives in open areas of pumice (volcanic rock). In particular, the Inyo National Forest is where the majority of their occurrences can be found. In the summer months, pale pink/yellow flowers can be found across the pumice plains. Their habitat preferences are vulnerable to disturbances from off-roading and sheep grazing.

Where is Mono Milkvetch (Astragalus monoensis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

open pumice (volcanic rock) plains

States & Provinces:

Mono Milkvetch can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Mono Milkvetch (Astragalus monoensis)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/09/17

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

09/01/2020

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Astragalus monoensis in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 2149 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

08/05/2020

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Astragalus monoensis from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 10 maternal plants