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Astragalus wardii

Gray

Ward's Milkvetch

G3Vulnerable Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132584

Element CodePDFAB0F9G0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderFabales

FamilyFabaceae

GenusAstragalus

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 Date1996-11-01

Change Date1996-12-09

Edition Date1996-12-09

Edition AuthorsB. Franklin

Rank Reasons

A Utah endemic with its range concentrated in the southcentral part of the state, where it is locally abundant along the East and West forks of the Sevier River and adjacent plateaus.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry hillsides, bluffs, canyon benches, sometimes on sand bars or summer-dry streams, in gravelly alluvia. 1530-2980 m elevation.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

Arizona (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Burro Canyon	Kaibab National Forest	19,928
Willis Canyon	Kaibab National Forest	9,688

References (5)

Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
Barneby, R.C. 1964. Atlas of North American Astragalus. 2 Vols. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 1188 pp.
Barneby, R.C. 1989. Fabales. In A. Cronquist, A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, and P.K. Holmgren (eds.). Intermountain flora: Vascular plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 3, Part B. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 279 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.
Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.