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ASTRAGALUS BARRII 

 BARR'S MILK-VETCH 



Element occurrence code: PDFAB0F150 . 028 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S3 



Survey site name: SPRING CREEK 

 County: Big Horn 



USGS quadrangle: PEARL SCHOOL 



Township-range: 008S039E Section: 23 

 Township-range comments: NW4SE4 



Survey date: Elevation: 3950 



First observation: 1989 Slope/aspect: 15% / SW 



Last observation: 1989-06-21 Size (acres) : 1 



Location: 



CA. 8 MILES NNW OF DECKER, MT; SPRING CREEK DRAINAGE (SPRING 

 CREEK MINE), CA. 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HWY . 314. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 12 PLANTS, RANGING IN SIZE FROM 1-25 CM. IN DIAMETER, 

 MOST OLDER PLANTS BEARING FRUIT (1989) . 



General site description: 



SOUTHWEST-FACING, 15 PERCENT SLOPE; ON FINE, SANDY CLAY LOAM 

 SOIL, ABOVE A SANDSTONE OUTCROP, WITH ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA, 

 AGROPYRON SPICATUM, AND PHLOX HOODII. 



Land owner/manager: 



PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) 



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Information source: 



HALLSTEN, G.P. DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS, RECLAMATION - COAL 

 AND URANIUM BUREAU, 1625 IITH AVE., HELENA, MT 59620. 



Element Occurrence Record - Astragalus barn" 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



