Astragalus claranus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Astragalus claranus Jeps.

Clara Hunt's milk vetch

2020 Tim Miller

2012 John Game

2014 Robert E. Preston, Ph.D.

Roxanne Bittman and CNPS

2011 Jake Ruygt

Astragalus claranus is an annual herb that is native to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Threatened. Federal status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~27 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Astragalus
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Ultramafic affinity: 3 - strong indicator

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Astragalus clarianus
PLANTS	Astragalus clarianus

Information about Astragalus claranus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/12/2024).