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Creeping Milkvetch (Astragalus troglodytus)

Astragalus troglodytus flower Photo Credit: Sheila Murray

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Fabaceae
State: AZ
Nature Serve ID: 130517
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 10/29/2019

Description:

Where is Creeping Milkvetch (Astragalus troglodytus) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Creeping Milkvetch can be found in Arizona

Which CPC Partners conserve Creeping Milkvetch (Astragalus troglodytus)?

The Arboretum at Flagstaff

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 10/29/19

National Laboratory for Genetic Resource Preservation (USDA-ARS)

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 10/08/21

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

Center for Plant Conservation

10/08/2021

In accordance with the CPC and USFS Rare Plant Seed Banking Agreement, on June 13, 2019, Sheila Murray from the Arboretum at Flagstaff made a conservation seed collection of Astragalus troglodytus in Coconino National Forest, off of Highway 89A near the gated Forest Service Road. Sheila collected seed from all 48 reproductively mature individuals in the population, but because each plant produced few seeds, she was only able to collect 480 total seeds. Recollection from this population in subsequent years or seed bulking may be necessary to increase the quantity of seed on hand for population restoration. Seed was divided and shared between The Arboretum at Flagstaff and the National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, CO.

Sheila Murray

10/30/2019

The Arboretum at Flagstaff has collected seed of Astragalus troglodytus from 48 maternal lines from a population of 200 individuals located at: AZ, Coconino County, South of Flagstaff, off Hwy 89A, short walk down a gated forest service road (Accession #2019-0047). The total number of seed collected for long-term storage is 480.