Brewer's milkvetch (Astragalus breweri)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Fabaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 146132
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 12/23/2021

Description:

Where is Brewer's milkvetch (Astragalus breweri) located in the wild?

Habitat:

A. breweri is found in chaparral, cismontane woodland, meadows and seeps, valley and foothill grassland on serpentinite or volcanic soils between 90 and 730 meters in elevation (CNPS 2001). (NatureServe Conservation Status Factors Edition Date: 7/12/2002 NatureServe Conservation Status Factors Edition Authors: Oliver, L.)

Distribution:

Astragalus breweri is endemic to California and known from Colusa, Lake, Mendocino, Marin, Napa, Sonoma and Yolo counties (CNPS 2001). While populations of A. breweri have been lost to development and road construction, it is distibuted widely enough and found in sufficient numbers that the threat of extinction is presently low (CNPS 2001). (NatureServe Conservation Status Factors Edition Date: 7/12/2002 NatureServe Conservation Status Factors Edition Authors: Oliver, L.)

States & Provinces:

Brewer's milkvetch can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Brewer's milkvetch (Astragalus breweri)?

California Native Plant Society

Not Sponsored

Assigned 12/23/21

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 12/23/21

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Brewer's milkvetch (Astragalus breweri) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Astragalus breweri
Authority	A. Gray
Family	Fabaceae
CPC Number	449624
ITIS	25445
USDA	ASBR8
Duration	Annual
Common Names	Brewer's milkvetch
Associated Scientific Names
Distribution	Astragalus breweri is endemic to California and known from Colusa, Lake, Mendocino, Marin, Napa, Sonoma and Yolo counties (CNPS 2001). While populations of A. breweri have been lost to development and road construction, it is distibuted widely enough and found in sufficient numbers that the threat of extinction is presently low (CNPS 2001). (NatureServe Conservation Status Factors Edition Date: 7/12/2002 NatureServe Conservation Status Factors Edition Authors: Oliver, L.)

State Rank

State	State Rank
California	S3

Ecological Relationships

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