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Astragalus beckwithii

Torr. & Gray

Beckwith's Milkvetch

G5Secure Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159122
Element CodePDFAB0F180
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAstragalus
Other Common Names
Astragale de Beckwith (FR)
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 Date1999-11-18
Change Date1999-11-18
Edition Date1991-03-15
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn
Rank Reasons
Common in appropriate habitat within range, although range somewhat small. Distributed through eastern Nevada, western New Mexico, and parts of Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia (Barneby, 1964).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species grows in brushy slopes, juniper-pinyon, sagebrush, cool-desert shrublands, bunchgrass, and mountain brush communities, on sandy, gravelly, or heavy clay soils, occasionally on limestone and dolomite outcrops (FNA 2023).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandWoodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceousDesertBarrensBare rock/talus/scree
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNU
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSUYes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
NevadaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
IdahoS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (20)
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
Nevada (14)
AreaForestAcres
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
ButtermilkHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest19,373
Four MileHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest24,093
Grant - Burnt CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest126
Grant - WiregrassHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest8,541
North SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest30,773
Pearl PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest71,405
QuinnHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest62,459
Santa RosaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest54,555
ShellbackHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest36,455
Snake - Peacock CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,069
Table Mtn. - EastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest87,789
Ward MountainHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest15,927
West SchellHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest21,656
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418011Uinta National Forest13,253
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
Cove MountainDixie National Forest16,632
Raft RiverSawtooth National Forest23,969
References (2)
  1. 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.
  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.