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Critically Imperiled Plant Profile
(Not Listed or Proposed under the Endangered Species Act)

Huachuca milkvetch.
Huachuca milkvetch. Photo by Peter Warren in Arizona Rare Plant Field Guide, 2001.

Huachuca milkvetch habitat.
The Huachuca milkvetch grows in rocky limestone clearings in oak-juniper-pinyon woodlands. Photo by The Nature Conservancy in Arizona Rare Plant Field Guide, 2001.

Astragalus hypoxylus range map.
Astragalus hypoxylus range map.

Astragalus hypoxylus, Huachuca Mountain milkvetch

  • Other common name(s): Huachuca milkvetch

Threats

  • Recreation trampling and vehicle damage
  • Livestock trampling, soil compaction, and erosion

Conservation Status

National Forest and Grassland Occurrence

More Information

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program

1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:35:25 EDT