Scientific Name: ASTRAGALUS RACEMOSUS 

 Common Name: RACEME MILKVETCH 



Global rank: G5T4 Forest Service status; 

 State rank: SI Federal Status: 



Element occurrence code: PDFAB0F7C1 . 004 

 Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: BLACKTAIL CREEK 



EO rank: A 

 EO rank comments: LIGHTLY GRAZED, EXCELLENT CONDITION GRASSLANDS. 



County: CARTER 



USGS quadrangle: FINGER BUTTES EAST 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 

 005S 060E 28 E2 



Precision: S 



Survey date: 1997-08-15 Elevation: 3600 - 3700 



First observation: 1997-08-15 Slope/aspect: 0-30% / WEST 



Last observation: 1997-08-15 Size (acres) : 40 



Location: 



CA. 13 AIR MILES NORTH OF ALBION; CA. 5 AIR MILES NORTHEAST OF FINGER 

 BUTTES; ACCESS FROM NORTH VIA COTTONWOOD CREEK. 



Element occurrence data: 



MORE THAN 100 PLANTS; MOST POST-FRUITING, A FEW VEGETATIVE. 



General site description: 



DRY, OPEN, MIDSLOPES ON SANDY CLAY LOAM IN DISSECTED BREAKLANDS . 

 ASSOCIATED PLANTS INCLUDE STIPA COMATA, AGROPYRON DASYSTACHYUM, CAREX 

 FILIFOLIA, PSORALEA ARGOPHYLLA, CRYPTANTHA CELOSOIDES, SPHAERALCEA 

 COCCINEA, AND MUHLENBERGIA CUSPIDATA. 



Land owner/manager: 



BLM: MILES CITY DISTRICT, POWDER RIVER RESOURCE AREA 



Information source: VANDERHORST, J. [BOTANIST]. P.O. BOX 1026, TROY, 

 MT 59935. 



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