March 1, 1996 



MONTANA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM 

 Element Occurrence Record 



Scientific Name: ASTRAGALUS BARRII 

 Common Name: BARR'S MILKVETCH 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE 



State rank: S3 Federal Status: 3C 



Element occurrence code: PDFAB0F150 . 015 ID: Y 



Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: KING CREEK WELL 



EO rank: A 

 EO rank comments: EXCELLENT SITE 



County: ROSEBUD 



USGS quadrangle: GREEN CREEK 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 

 004S 044E 22 NW4 



Precision: S 



Survey date: 1988-05-16 Elevation: 3350 - 



First observation: 1988 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1988-05-16 Size (acres): 2 



Location: 



CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST, 5 MILES SOUTH OF ASHLAND, 2.5 MILES SE OF 

 TONGUE RIVER ROAD ON SOUTH SIDE OF KING CREEK ROAD; WITHIN 

 WALK-IN/RIDE-IN RESTRICTED ZONE. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 2,000 PLANTS, FLOWERING PROLIFICALLY; ACTIVE POLLINATION OBSERVED. 



General site description: 



ERODING HILLSIDE OF SILTY-CLAY SOIL, WITH ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA, 

 ATRIPLEX CONFERTIFOLIA, YUCCA GLAUCA, COMANDRA UMBELLATA. 



Land owner/manager: 



CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST, ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT 



Information source: SCHASSBERGER, L. S. 1988. [FIELD SURVEYS IN POWDER 

 RIVER AND ROSEBUD COS. OF 12-21 MAY {ASTRAGALUS 



BARRII) . ] 



Specimens: SCHASSBERGER, L. A. (185). 1988. MONTU. 



