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Photo by B. Thompson
Sources: ESRI, NOAA, USGS; Sources: ESRI, NOAA, USGS; B. Thompson
Canyon sweetvetch
Hedysarum occidentale var. canone
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G5T2
State (S-rank): S2S3
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Species range
Pinyon-juniper, serviceberry, maple, mountain mahogany, and sagebrush communities at 1950 to 2535 m in Carbon, Duchesne, and Emery cos.; a Navajo Basin endemic (Welsh et al. 2015).
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on March 16th, 2021. Historical data (pre 1981) was not used. Many EO's have not been revisited for decades.
Geocat 42 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 4965.861 km2.
Threats or limiting factors
Largely unknown. Potential threats are from coal mining and related activities, road expansion, and recreation.
