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Asclepias vestita

Hook. & Arn.

Woolly Milkweed

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155605
Element CodePDASC02250
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAsclepias
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2007-03-15
Change Date1988-08-01
Edition Date2007-03-15
Edition AuthorsDavis, G.
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Asclepias vestita is endemic to California, however, it is widely distributed there and has been collected from numerous locations.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to California in the Great Central Valley, Central Western California, the Transverse Ranges, and the Mojave Desert (Hickman 1993).
Occurrences Comments
There are 99 accession records in the Consortium of California Herbaria as of March 2007 and the 34 mappable records are broadly distributed throughout the state. However, it is unknown how many occurrences these accessions represent.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry plains, brushy flats, hillsides, desert canyons (Hickman 1993).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (10)
California (10)
AreaForestAcres
AntimonyLos Padres National Forest40,911
Black MountainLos Padres National Forest16,818
Circle MountainSan Bernardino National Forest6,375
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Machesna MountainLos Padres National Forest12,271
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
QuatalLos Padres National Forest7,253
Sawmill - BadlandsLos Padres National Forest51,362
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
References (3)
  1. Consortium of California Herbaria. 2007. Online database of vascular plant specimens in California herbaria. Available at http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/. Accessed 2007.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.