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ASTRAGALUS BARRII 

 BARR'S MILK-VETCH 



Element occurrence code: PDFAB0F150 . 015 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S3 



Survey site name: KING CREEK WELL 

 County: Rosebud 



USGS quadrangle: GREEN CREEK 



Township-range: 004S044E Section: 22 

 Township-range comments: NW4 



Survey date: 



First observation: 



Last observation: 



1988-05-16 



1988 



1988-05-16 



Elevation: 3350 

 Slope/aspect: 

 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 ; POLLINATORS 

 OBSERVED. 



General site description: 



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

 ATRIPLEX CONFERTIFOLIA, YUCCA GLAUCA, AND COMANDRA UMBELLATA. 



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 barn' 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



