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The good news for the milkvetch plant is that they usually need wildfire to sprout — meaning dormant seeds now have a massive new habitat for a new crop of the rare shrub. ... California’s eco ...
Astragalus brauntonii is a rare species of milkvetch known by the common name Braunton's milkvetch. It is a short-lived perennial shrub with lilac flowers that is typically found on carbonate soils in fire-prone areas. It is a opportunistic pioneer species that usually appears in the aftermath of wildfires and other disturbances.
Astragalus californicus is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Klamath Basin milkvetch. [ 1 ] It is native to the Klamath Mountains and surrounding High Cascade Ranges of northern California and southern Oregon , where it grows in scrub and woodland habitat.
Astragalus agnicidus is a rare species of milkvetch known by the common name Humboldt County milkvetch. It is endemic to northern California, where it is known only from two populations in Humboldt County and one in Mendocino County. The plant was undescribed until the 1950s.
Astragalus inversus is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Susanville milkvetch. It is endemic to the northeastern corner of California , between 900–1,980 metres (2,950–6,500 ft) in elevation.
One, the coastal dunes milkvetch, Astragalus tener var. titi, is a rare plant treated as an endangered species on the federal level. It is probably now limited to coastal Monterey County , having been extirpated from its previous range in southern California.
Astragalus bernardinus, known by the common name San Bernardino milkvetch or the Lesser Three-keeled Milkvetch, [1] is a species of milkvetch. It is a plant of desert and dry mountain slope habitat. It is native to California. [2]
Astragalus douglasii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Douglas's milkvetch. It is native to California and Baja California , where it can be found in many types of desert, valley, chaparral and woodlands , and montane habitats , usually below 8,000 feet (2,400 m) elevation.