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ASTRAGALUS BARRII 

 BARR'S MILK-VETCH 



Element occurrence code: PDFAB0F150 . 023 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S3 



Survey site name: SOUTH FORK WRIGHT CREEK 2 

 County: Powder River 



USGS quadrangle: BELLE CREEK SW 



Township-range: 009S053E Section: 12 

 Township-range comments: NE4 



Survey date: 1989-05-15 Elevation: 4000 

 First observation: 1988 Slope/aspect: 0-8%/ENE 



Last observation: 1989-05-15 Size (acres) : 2 



Location: 



CA. 7 MILES EAST OF BIDDLE, MT (ALONG THE BIDDLE TO RIDGE ROAD, 

 CA. 1.5 MILES NORTH OF RANCH 



CREEK. 



Element occurrence data: 



LOCALLY COMMON. MANY PLANTS DEAD IN 1989 (PROBABLY DUE TO 

 DROUGHT) . 



General site description: 



ON SILTY-CLAY "GUMBO" KNOLLS AND SLOPES, WITH ARTEMISIA 

 FRIGIDA, ASTRAGALUS SPATULATUS, AND A. GILVIFLORUS. 



Land owner/manager: 



BLM: POWDER RIVER RESOURCE AREA, MILES CITY DISTRICT 



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 Information source: 



SCHASSBERGER, L.A. 1989. FIELD SURVEYS OF SOUTHEAST MONTANA, 



11-17 MAY. 



Element Occurrence Record - Astragalus barri i 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



