Scientific Name: ASTRAGALUS RACEMOSUS 

 Common Name: RACEME MILKVETCH 



Global rank: G5T4 Forest Service status; 

 State rank: SI Federal Status: 



Element occurrence code: PDFAB0F7C1 . 008 

 Element occurrence type: 



Survey site name: WYMONKOTA 



EO rank: C 

 EO rank comments: FEW PLANTS, BUT ADDITIONAL HABITAT NOT SURVEYED. 

 POSSIBLY AFFECTED BY GRAZING. 



County: CARTER 



USGS quadrangle: ELKHORN CREEK SE 



Township: Range: Section: TRS comments: 

 009S 062E 35 SE4, NW4 



Precision: S 



Survey date: 1997-07-09 Elevation: 3400 - 



First observation: 1997-07-09 Slope/aspect: 2%/SOUTH 



Last observation: 1997-07-09 Size (acres): 1 



Location: 



WYMONKOTA; CA. 15 AIR MILES EAST OF ALZADA, IN BREAKLANDS JUST SOUTH 

 OF USGS WYMONKOTA BENCH MARK. 



Element occurrence data: 



3 WIDELY SCATTERED PLANTS; 2 SUBPOPULATIONS ; 1 IN FRUIT, 2 VEGETATIVE. 



General site description: 



IN DISSECTED BREAKLANDS ON DRY, OPEN CREST OF SIDE RIDGE IN CLAY OVER 

 SHALE PARENT. ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA/AGROPYRON DASYSTACHYUM HT . 

 ASSOCIATED PLANTS INCLUDE KOELERIA MACRANTHA, CAREX FILI FOLIA, 

 CHRYSOTHAMNUS NAUSEOSUS, GUTTIEREZIA SAROTHRAE, CALAMAGROSTIS 

 LONGIFOLIA, SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS, STIPA COMATA, COMMANDRA 

 UMBELLATA, HYMENOXYS ACAULIS, AND GRINDELIA SQUARROSA. 



Land owner /manager : 



BLM: MILES CITY DISTRICT, POWDER RIVER RESOURCE AREA 



Comments : 



OBSERVED BY J. VANDERHORST. 2 VEGETATIVE PLANTS NOT POSITIVELY 

 IDENTIFIED. A. BISULCATUS ALSO IN THE AREA. 



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

 MT 59935. 



Specimens : 



