Critically Imperiled Plant Profile (Not Listed or Proposed under the Endangered Species Act)
Huachuca milkvetch. Photo by Peter Warren in Arizona Rare Plant Field Guide, 2001.
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, Huachuca Mountain milkvetch
- Other common name(s): Huachuca milkvetch
Threats
- Recreation trampling and vehicle damage
- Livestock trampling, soil compaction, and erosion