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Astragalus lutosus

M.E. Jones

Dragon Milkvetch

G4Apparently Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129124

Element CodePDFAB0F500

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

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 Date1993-07-28

Change Date1984-01-19

Edition Date1993-07-28

Edition AuthorsStoner, N., rev. D. Gries (1998)

Rank Reasons

Astragalus lutosus is known from two counties in western Colorado and from three counties in eastcentral Utah. Potential threats are grazing and oil shale development.

Range Extent Comments

Eastern Uintah, Wasatch, and Utah counties, Utah, Rio Blanco and Garfield counties, Colorado.

Threat Impact Comments

USFS: grazing by livestock and area is an important winter range for deer and elk. Oil shale development is a potential threat.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Barren shale knolls and bluffs in shadscale, desert shrub, and pinyon-juniper communities at 5150-4415 feet.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Utah	S3	Yes
Colorado	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (5)

Utah (5)

Area	Forest	Acres
0401010	Ashley National Forest	21,886
0401011	Ashley National Forest	30,062
418009	Uinta National Forest	18,064
418017	Uinta National Forest	19,631
418018	Uinta National Forest	11,218

References (2)

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.
Spahr, R., L. Armstrong, D. Atwood, and M. Rath. 1991. Threatened, endangered, and sensitive species of the Intermountain Region. U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Region, Ogden, UT.