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ASTRAGALUS BARRII 

 BARR'S MILK-VETCH 



Element occurrence code: PDFAB0F150 , Oil 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S3 



Survey site name: FORT HOWES RIDGE 

 County: Powder River 



USGS quadrangle: FORT HOWES 



Township-range: 006S045E Section: 24 

 Township-range comments: NE4 



Survey date: 1988-05-14 Elevation: 3550 

 First observation: 1988 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1988-05-14 Size (acres) : 4 



Location: 



CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST, ON HILLS AND CLIFF 0.25 MILES NW OF 

 FORT HOWES RANGER STATION. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 600 PLANTS, IN 2 SUBPOPULATIONS ; MOST IN FLOWER. 



General site description: 



ERODING HILLSIDE AND ABOVE SILTSTONE CLIFF WITH ARTEMISIA 

 TRIDENTATA, GUTIERREZIA SAROTHRAE, CRYPTANTHA CELOSIOIDES, 

 AND YUCCA GLAUCA. 



Land owner/manager: 



CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST, ASHLAND RANGER DISTRICT 



Information source: * 



SCHASSBERGER, L.A. 1988. FIELD SURVEY, CUSTER NATIONAL 

 FOREST, 13-20 MAY. 



Element Occurrence Record - Astragalus barri 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



