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Marsh Milkvetch (Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus)

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  • Global Rank: T2 - Imperiled
  • Legal Status: N/A
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • State: CA
  • Nature Serve ID: 145841
  • Lifeform: Forb/herb
  • Date Inducted in National Collection:
Description:

Astragalus pycnostachyus is a perennial herb about .5-1 m tall, clumped with crowded leaflets. The yellow flowers, visible from June through September, are dense, overlapping and reflexed. 

Where is Marsh Milkvetch (Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Astragalus pycnostachyus can be found in coastal dunes among coastal scrub and in coastal marshes and swamps.

Distribution:

There are 23-25 occurrences of Astragalus pycnostachyus located within the following counties of California:  Marin, San Mateo, Humboldt and San Luis Obispo.

States & Provinces:

Marsh Milkvetch can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Marsh Milkvetch (Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus)?

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Conservation Actions

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California Botanical Garden holds 1 accessions of Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden holds 8 accessions of Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus in orthodox seed collection. There are as many as 1200 seeds of this species in their collection - although some may have been used for curation testing or sent to back up.

  • 09/01/2020
  • Orthodox Seed Banking

Based on an September 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Botanic Garden holds 1 accessions of Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus in orthodox seed collection. We are uncertain as to how many total seeds are in this collection.

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has collected 8 seed accessions of Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus from 4 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass 207 maternal plants

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, University of California Botanical Garden has collected 1 seed accessions of Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants

  • 08/05/2020
  • Seed Collection

Based on an August 2020 extract of the California Plant Rescue Database, California Native Plant Society has collected 1 seed accessions of Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus from 1 plant occurrences listed in the California Natural Diversity Database. These collections together emcompass an unknown number of maternal plants

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Nomenclature
Taxon Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus
Authority Gray
Family Fabaceae
CPC Number 9552
ITIS 192731
USDA ASPYP
Duration Perennial
Common Names coastal marsh milk-vetch | marsh milkvetch
Associated Scientific Names Astragalus pycnostachyus var. pycnostachyus | Astragalus pycnostachyus
Distribution There are 23-25 occurrences of Astragalus pycnostachyus located within the following counties of California:  Marin, San Mateo, Humboldt and San Luis Obispo.
State Rank
State State Rank
California S2
Ecological Relationships

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