Astragalus Gilviflorus Var. Purpureus (Plains Milkvetch)
Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon var. purpureus Dorn (plains milkvetch): A Technical Conservation Assessment Prepared for the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Species Conservation Project September 10, 2004 Juanita A. R. Ladyman, Ph.D. JnJ Associates 6760 S. Kit Carson Circle East Centennial, CO 80122 Peer Review Administered by Society for Conservation Biology Ladyman, J.A.R. (2004, September 10). Astragalus gilviflorus Sheldon var. purpureus Dorn (plains milkvetch): a technical conservation assessment. [Online]. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region. Available: http: //www.fs.fed.us/r2/projects/scp/assessments/astragalusgilviflorusvarpurpureus.pdf [date of access]. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The time spent and the help given by all the people and institutions mentioned in the reference section are gratefully acknowledged. I would also like to thank the Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, in particular Bonnie Heidel and Alan Redder, for their generosity in making their records available. I also appreciate access to the files and assistance given to me by Andrew Kratz, USDA Forest Service Region 2, and Chuck Davis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, both in Denver, Colorado. The data provided by Professor Frank Stermitz of Colorado State University, Jeff Carroll of the Bureau Land Management, Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Professors Ron Hartman and Joy Handley of the Rocky Mountain Herbarium at Laramie are also very much appreciated. I appreciate the thoughtful reviews of this manuscript by Dr. David Inouye, Beth Burkhart, Richard Vacirca, and an unknown reviewer, and I thank them for their time in considering the assessment. AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHY Juanita A. R. Ladyman received her B.Sc. degree (with First-class honors) in Biochemistry from London University, England.
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