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ASTRAGALUS BARRII 

 BARR'S MILK-VETCH 



Element occurrence code: PDFAB0F150 . 009 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S3 



Survey site name: WILD BILL CREEK 

 County: Powder River 



USGS quadrangle: WILD BILL CREEK 



Township-range: 009S051E Section: 12 

 Township-range comments: SW4 



Survey date: 1986-05-21 Elevation: 3590 

 First observation: 1986 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1986-05-21 Size (acres) : 5 



Location: 



BUTTE CREEK RD. , 1.4 MILES WEST OF WILD BILL CREEK, 1.9 

 MILES WEST OF STATE HWY 59; 0.1-0.2 5 AIR MILES NORTH OF THE 

 ROAD. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 200-225 PLANTS, 1 POPULATION; SOME EVIDENCE OF LIGHT 

 GRAZING. 



General site description: 



IN SILT-CLAY SOIL ALONG A LOW RIDGELINE; WITH ARTEMISIA 

 TRIDENTATA, AGROPYRON SPICATUM, POA SECUNDA, MUSINEON 

 DIVARICATUM, AND ASTRAGALUS SPATULATUS. 



Land owner/manager: 



BLM: POWDER RIVER RESOURCE AREA, MIL^S CITY DISTRICT 



Information source: 



SHELLY, J.S. 1986. FIELD SURVEY TO SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA OF 

 18-22 MAY. 



Element Occurrence Record - Astragalus barri 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



