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Goose Creek Milkvetch
(Astragalus anserinus)
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| Class: |
Magnoliopsida |
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Fabales |
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Fabaceae |
| Genus: |
Astragalus |
| Species: |
anserinus |
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Official Status: |
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Candidate |
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Habitat: |
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The low-growing perennial plant is found only in the Goose Creek drainage of Cassia County, Idaho; Elko County, Nevada; and Box Elder County, Utah. |
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Threats: |
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Highly competitive native and nonnative seed mix, Leafy spurge, a nonnative invasive species, (Leafy spurge threatens the Goose Creek Milkvetch by competing for resources at some sites) and wildfires. |
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Last updated:
March 20, 2013
