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12-22-2016

Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax

Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Astragalus cremnophylax is a rare species of milkvetch known by the common names sentry milkvetch and cliff milkvetch. It is endemic to Arizona, where the three varieties grow in three separate locations. The rarest variety, var. cremnophylax, is a federally listed endangered species which grows only on the rim of the Grand Canyon. The two other varieties are known from the Buckskin Mountains and Marble Canyon.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.s known from three populations on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. One of the populations was at a popular overlook site where it was trampled by visitors. In 1990, the park built fence.

Detailed information
Full Name: Sentry milk-vetch (Astragalus cremnophylax var. cremnophylax)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 12/05/1990 Southwest Region (Region 2) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Sentry milk-vetch, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Arizona
  • US Counties in which the Sentry milk-vetch, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Sentry milk-vetch.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/28/2006 Final Sentry Milk-vetch Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/28/2006 Final Sentry Milk-vetch Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/23/2007 72 FR 20134 20136 5-Year Reviews of 24 Southwestern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
09/27/2006 71 FR 56547 56548 Notice of Availability of the Final Sentry Milk-Vetch Recovery Plan
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
09/14/2004 69 FR 55447 55448 Notice of Availability of the Draft Sentry Milk-vetch Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
Date
Title
04/22/2009 Completed 5-year review for Sentry milk-vetch
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