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Photo by Ben Franklin; Ava Brinkley
Photo Courtesy of Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Utah Division of Wildlife Resources; Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA; Sources: ESRI, USGS, NOAA
Isely's Milkvetch
Astragalus iselyi
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G1
State (S-rank): S1
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Phenology
Flowers from April-June.
Species range
A Navajo Basin endemic, found in Grand and San Juan Counties, Utah.
Threats or limiting factors
This plant seems to rely on a seed bank to survive and seen in no adults but seedilings observed in 2019 and witnessed by Fitts, 2019. Area subject to heavy grazing, some mining and recreation use, and ORV activities (USFWS 2009 citing Franklin 2003). The ongoing renewal of mining claims in the uranium rich habitat on which this plant grows is a concern (USFWS 2009).
