USDA Forest Service Celebrating Wildflowers
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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Braunton’s milk-vetch, a member of the pea family. The species occurs near Los Angeles, mostly on private lands. Photo by Michael Charters.

Silvery-leaved Astragalus brauntonii can reach five feet in height. This species germinates after its seeds are scarified by fire or other soil disturbance. Photo by Michael Charters.

Astragalus brauntonii range map.
Astragalus brauntonii, Braunton’s milk-vetch
ESA Regulatory Status
Threats
- Loss of plants and habitat to urban development
- Fragmentation of habitat
- Loss of pollinators
- Fire suppression activities, including bulldozing
- Random events leading to extirpation of small populations
Conservation Status
National Forest and Grassland Occurrence
More Information
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U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/tep/astragalus_brauntonii/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:14 EDT