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Astragalus chloodes

Barneby

Grass Milkvetch

G3Vulnerable Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155352

Element CodePDFAB0F200

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusAstragalus

Other Common Names

Grass milkvetch (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1991-03-27

Change Date1991-04-11

Edition Date1991-03-27

Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn

Rank Reasons

Very localized: occurs only around the mouth of the Green River gorge within and near Dinosaur National Monument, Utah (Barneby, 1964). Utah has ranked it S3. Also occurs in northwestern Colorado.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species grows in "sandstone hogbacks and cuestas in pinyon-juniper and mixed desert shrub communities" (FNA 2023).

Terrestrial Habitats

Woodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparralDesert

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
0401005	Ashley National Forest	38,930
0419020	Ashley National Forest	355,684

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.