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Astragalus ceramicus

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Pottery Milkvetch

G4Apparently Secure Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159198
Element CodePDFAB0F1V0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAstragalus
Other Common Names
Painted Milkvetch (EN) painted 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 Date1985-09-06
Change Date1985-09-06
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This taxon grows in dunes, sandy flats, sandy hollows in rolling plains, sandy fields, sandy sites in pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, stream banks, sand bars of intermittent streams, grasslands, mixed desert shrub communities (FNA 2023).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandWoodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparralGrassland/herbaceousDesertSand/dune
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
IdahoS3Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
NevadaS2Yes
TexasSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
OklahomaSHYes
North DakotaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (12)
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Lone ButteBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest13,725
Snowcrest MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,649
New Mexico (6)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo de los FrijolesSanta Fe National Forest5,277
Bull CanyonCarson National Forest11,512
Chama WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest4,168
El InviernoSanta Fe National Forest29,927
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Pueblo MesaSanta Fe National Forest3,540
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ponderosa PineDakota Prairie Grasslands7,471
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Box - Death HollowDixie National Forest3,175
Stansbury MountainsWasatch-Cache National Forest39,696
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.