Surveys for Astragalus beatleyae on Nellis Bombing Range, Nye County, Nevada
Aerial and ground surveys of western portions of the US Air Force's Nellis Bombing Range, Nye County, Nevada, were conducted to determine if the rare plant, Astragalus beatleyae (Barneby), was widely distributed there. Additional information on its distribution will assist the US Department of Energy and the Fish and Wildlife Service in assessing the need to provide federal protection for this plant under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Eleven areas were surveyed on foot between 18 and 20 July 1983 in potential habitat identified during a helicopter reconnaissance. Astragalus beatleyae was found in seven discrete groups at three major locations on contiguous portions of Pahute Mesa. Plants were distributed between 4.75 and 8.5 miles west of the species' type locality on the Nevada Test Site. One population was growing on an atypical habitat having deep, clay soils. 11 references, 4 figures.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G, Inc., Goleta, CA (USA). Energy Measurements Group
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-83NV10282
- OSTI ID:
- 6851902
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-10282-2032; ON: DE84011622
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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