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ASTRAGALUS BARRII 

 BARR'S MILK-VETCH 



Element occurrence code: PDFAB0F150 . 026 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S3 



Survey site name: BELL CREEK 

 County: Powder River 



USGS quadrangle: PINE CREEK 



Township-range: 007S053E Section: 30 

 Township-range comments: W2 



Survey date: 1989-08-18 Elevation: 3580 

 First observation: 1989 Slope/aspect: 0-35% / NW 



Last observation: 1989-08-18 Size (acres) : 5 



Location: 



CA. 6.5 MILES NNE OF BIDDLE, MT ; CA. 2.5 MILES EAST OF HIGHWAY 

 59, AND CA. 1.2 MILES NORTH OF THE BELLE CREEK ROAD. 



Element occurrence data: 



SMALL POPULATION, MANY PLANTS DEAD IN 1989 (PROBABLY DUE TO 

 DROUGHT) . 



General site description: 



SILTY-CLAY KNOBS AND KNOLLS, WITH CHRYSOTHAMNUS NAUSEOSUS, 

 ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA, AND ASTRAGALUS SPATULATUS. AREA IS 

 HEAVILY GRAZED. 



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 barrii 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



