Astragalus spatulatus E. Sheld.
Annotated by Ronald L. Hartman.

Montana: Carter County: Custer National Forest: Chalk Buttes: from the top of the South Chalk Butte, ca 0.5 air mi SE of Alstrom Spring, into Birch Spring Draw, and NE toward Hehn Draw, ca 0.5-2 air mi SW of Trenk Pass, ca 13.5 air mi SW of Ekalaka. Elev. 4100-4130 ft.
45.7173° N, 104.717° W; NAD 83, , GPS reading; T1S R57E S29; also SE1/4 S30, NE1/4 S31, and NW1/4 S32
Datum: NAD 83. Coordinate Source: GPS reading.
Top of butte along and near edge of rock face, dominated by ponderosa pine and grasses. Phenology: Flowering and Fruiting.

Hans Hallman 1440, Jul 2, 2009
USFS, Accession: 884548, Barcode: USFS0049637