Astragalus tener [SEP] IUCN conservation status
pod up to long and usually containing two smooth seeds.
Description Varieties.
There are three varieties of this species. 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.
An example occurrence of "Astragalus tener" is within the two extant forests of Monterey Cypress, "Cupressus macrocarpa", in Monterey County
, "Bromopsis" and "Brachypodium" grasslands.
The species is non-toxic and its common name in English comes from the popular belief in history that cows fed with purple milk-vetch yielded more milk.
Conservation.
"Astragalus danicus" has protected status. It is considered endangered by the IUCN. In the United Kingdom it has vulnerable status and has been a Biodiversity Action Plan priority species since 2007.
"Astragalus danicus" has declined since the start of the enclosure farming system in the 18th