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REGION 2 SENSITIVE SPECIES EVALUATION FORM

Species: fendleri Gray / Fendler’s Ceanothus, Fendler’s whitethorn / CEFE

Criteria Rank Rationale Literature Citations Occurs in , and . Listed as S2 in South Dakota - this • NatureServe, 2001 1 B species is found occasionally on limestone and sandstone hillsides and ledges. Not Distribution • , NRCS, 2001 within R2 listed as a Species of Concern on the WYNDD. It is also known from the Bearlodge • SD NHD Mountains, The Bighorn Mountains and the Medicine Bow National Forest. It occurs in • Larson & Johnson, 1999 Colorado, but the only distribution information given is in the Flora of the Great Plains • Dorn, 1992 (it lists the species as occurring only in Las Animas County). It is not listed in other • Great Plains Flora, 1986 areas of Colorado. In South Dakota, Ceanothus fendleri occurs sporadically, although • WYNDD, 2001 it can be locally common. Confidence in Rank High Occurs in , , and . Abundance unknown. Found in • NatureServe, 2001 2 B many locations in Utah. Apparently common in Arizona as it makes up about 50% of Distribution • PLANTS, NRCS, 2001 outside R2 the diet. • Native plants of Arizona, NAU

Confidence in Rank High No specialized dispersal systems known. The seeds are 2.5 – 3 mm long and are • Great Plains Flora, 1986 3 B probably not dispersed great distances. Dispersal Capability

Confidence in Rank Medium Listed as uncommon in the Black Hills. Abundance in other forests in Region 2 • CWD monitoring, 2001 4 B unknown. Seen in several areas one year after the Jasper Fire in the Black Hills. Abundance in • Larson & Johnson, 1999 R2

Confidence in Rank Medium No information available. • 5 D Population Trend in R2 Confidence in Rank Medium

Found in open woods on sandstone and limestone hillsides and rocky ledges in • Larson & Johnson, 1999 6 B Western SD. Habitat Trend in R2

Confidence in Rank High

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Species: Ceanothus fendleri Gray / Fendler’s Ceanothus, Fendler’s whitethorn / CEFE

Criteria Rank Rationale Literature Citations Management activities in suitable habitats may disturb existing plants, but may • Ayers, Kolb and Taylor, Native 7 B possibly create additional habitat for the . As long as some plants remain, the Habitat plants of Arizona, NAU Vulnerability species should re-colonize disturbed areas. Plant is susceptible to grazing pressure or by wildlife. Modification Confidence in Rank Medium No information. • 8 D Life History and Demographics Confidence in Rank Medium

Evaluator(s): Reed Wight Crook – Botanist, Black Hills National Forest Date: 4 Dec. 2001 Darcie J. Bacon – Botanist, Black Hills National Forest Updated July 26, 2002

Notes

This species may need to be put on a watch list to determine its abundance in the region.

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Species Name: Ceanothus fendleri Gray / Fendler’s Ceanothus, Fendler’s whitethorn / CEFE – distribution and abundance Formatted outside the Black Hills is unknown. Colorado NF/NG Kansas NF/NG Nebraska NF/NG South Dakota Wyoming NF/NG

NF/NG

y y

y y y Likel Known Known Likel Known Known Likel Known Likel Known Likel Arapaho-Roosevelt NF Cimarron NG Samuel R.McKelvie NF Black Hills NF X Shoshone NF White River NF Halsey NF Buffalo Gap NG Bighorn NF X Routt NF Nebraska NF Ft. Pierre NG Black Hills NF X Grand Mesa, Ogalala NG Medicine Bow NF X Uncompahgre, Gunnison NF San Juan NF Thunder Basin NG Rio Grande NF Pike-San Isabel NF ? Comanche NG ? Pawnee NG

References Ayers, T Kolb, T and Taylor, E. 2001. Native Plants of Arizona. (http://www.for.nau.edu/azproject/, accessed December 4, 2001.

Dorn, R. D. 1992. Vascular Plants of Wyoming, 2nd Edition. Mountain West Publishing, Cheyenne, WY.

Fertig, W. and G. Beauvais. 1999. Wyoming Plant and Animal Species of Special Concern. Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, Laramie, WY. Unpublished report.

Great Plains Flora Association 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas.

Larson, G.E., and Johnson, J.R. 1999. Plants of the Black Hills and Bearlodge Mountians: a field guide with color photographs. South Dakota State University Collage of Agriculture & Biological Sciences, South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, Brookings, SD.

Nature Serve Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. 2001. Version 1.6. Arlington, Virginia, USA: NatureServe. Available: http://www.natureserve.org/explorer. Accessed between (November 20, 2001 and December 10, 2001).

Rare, Threatened, And Endangered Plants. Species Tracked By The South Dakota Natural Heritage Program, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish And Parks. 1998. (http://www.state.sd.us/gfp/Diversity/RarePlant.htm).

1 Likely is defined as more likely to occur than not occur on the National Forest or Grassland. This generally can be thought of as having a 50% chance or greater of appearing on NFS lands.

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USDA Forest Service. 2001. Unpublished Course Woody Debris Monitoring. Black Hills National Forest.

USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

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