APPENDIX F-Q

Special-Status Plant and Wildlife Species

Table 1. Special-status Plants with Potential to Occur in the Vicinity of the DesertXpress Project: California

Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Chaparral sand-verbena –/–/1B.1/–/– Central and southern South Coast, Sandy soils in chaparral, coastal scrub, Jan–Sep Potential, suitable Abronia villosa var. western Sonora desert desert dunes; 80–1,600 meters habitat present. aurita Mormon needle grass –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Mojave desert with Carbonate soils in pinyon-juniper May–Jul Potential, suitable Achnatherum aridum occurrences in Inyo, Mono, and woodland, Joshua tree woodland; 500– habitat present; known San Bernardino Counties; Nevada, 2,570 meters to occur in Mountain Arizona Pass near study area. Desert Aerating –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Desert mountains; Rocky soils in pinyon-juniper woodland; Jul–Oct No potential; no Aerating herbacea Colorado, New Mexico, Texas 1,525–2,200 meters suitable habitat present, although species occurs within ten miles. Ripley’s aliciella (gilia) –/–/2.3/–/NE Mojave Desert in Inyo and San Carbonate soils in Mohavean desert May-Jul Potential, suitable Aliciella ripleyi Bernardino Counties; Nevada scrub; 305-1,900 meters habitat present. (formerly Gilia ripleyi) Nevada onion –/–/2.3/–/– Desert mountains Sandy or gravelly soils in pinyon- Apr–May No potential, no Allium nevadense juniper woodland; 1,300–1,700 meters suitable habitat present. Spanish needle onion –/–/1B.3/–/W Southern high Sierra Nevada: Rocky areas in pinyon-juniper Jun No potential, outside Allium shevockii Spanish Needle Peak in woodland and upper montane range of species, no northeastern Kern County coniferous forest; 1,465-2,500 meters suitable habitat present. Small-flowered –/–/2.3/–/W Eastern Desert with occurrences in Desert dunes, bajadas in Mohavean Mar–Apr Potential, suitable androstephium Inyo, Riverside, and San desert scrub; 220–640 meters habitat present; known Androstephium Bernardino Counties; Arizona, to occur close to study breviflorum Nevada, Utah area. Darwin rock cress –/–/2.3/S/NE Great Basin, Mojave Desert Carbonate soils in chenopod scrub, Apr Potential but unlikely, Arabis pulchra var. regions, including portions of Inyo, Mohavean desert scrub; 1,100-2,075 suitable habitat munciensis San Bernardino Counties; Nevada meters present. Shockley’s rock cress –/–/2.2/–/NE San Bernardino Mountains, Mojave Carbonate or quartzite, rocky or May-Jun No potential, no Arabis shockleyi Desert: Inyo and San Bernardino gravelly soils in pinyon-juniper suitable habitat Counties; Nevada, Utah woodland; 875-2,205 meters present.

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

White bear poppy –/–/2.2/–/NE Northeastern Mojave desert; Rocky soils in chenopod scrub, Apr–May Potential, suitable Arctomecon merriamii southern Nevada Mojavean desert scrub; 490–1,800 habitat present. meters Charleston sandwort –/–/1B.3/–/– Desert mountains; southwest Sandy soils in pinyon-juniper woodland; Jun No potential, no Arenaria congesta var. Nevada 2,200–2,225 meters suitable habitat charlestonensis present. Cloak fern –/–/2.3/–/NE Eastern Desert mountains; Utah, Carbonate, rocky soils in pinyon-juniper Sporolates No potential, no Argyrochosma limitanea New Mexico, northwestern Mexico woodland; 1,800 meters from Apr–Oct suitable habitat var. limitanea present. Mojave milkweed –/–/2.3/–/– Mojave Desert; New Mexico Mojavean desert scrub, pinyon-juniper May–Jun Potential, suitable Asclepias nyctaginifolia woodland; 1,000–1,700 meters habitat present. Cushenbury milk-vetch E/–/1B.1/–/W Known from fewer than 20 Carbonate or granitic soils in Joshua Mar-May No potential, outside Astragalus albens occurrences in San Bernardino tree woodland, Mohavean desert scrub, known range of this County, including the Northeast pinyon-juniper woodland; 1,095-2,000 highly localized San Bernardino Mountains and meters species. Cushenbury Canyon Playa milk-vetch –/–/2.2/–/NE Eastern Mojave Desert in San Sandy areas in Mohavean desert Apr Potential, suitable Astragalus allochrous Bernardino County; Arizona, New scrub; 800 meters habitat present. var. playanus Mexico, Texas, Utah Darwin Mesa milk-vetch –/–/1B.1/S/NE Desert mountains north and west Volcanic clay or gravelly soils in Great Apr-Jun No potential, outside Astragalus atratus var. of Panamint Valley, Inyo County Basin scrub, Joshua tree woodland, range of species. mensanus pinyon-juniper woodland; 1,340-2,315 meters Cima milk-vetch –/–/1B.2/–/– Eastern Desert mountains Clay soils in pinyon-juniper woodland, Apr–May Potential, suitable Great Basin scrub, Joshua tree habitat present. Astragalus cimae var. woodland; 890–1,850 meters cimae Walker Pass milk-vetch –/–/1B.3/–/W Reported occurrences near Walker Pinyon-juniper woodland on sandy, Apr-May No potential, outside Pass in Kern County in the granitic soils; 1,705-1,900 meters range of species, no Astragalus ertterae Southern High Sierra suitable habitat present. Black milk-vetch –/–/1B.2/S/NE Northeastern desert mountains, Mojavean desert scrub, sometimes on Mar-May No potential, outside Funeral mountains (east of Death carbonate, gravelly, clay, or rocky soils; range of species. Astragalus funereus Valley) in Inyo County; also 1,280-1,500 meters Nevada

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Geyer’s milk-vetch –/–/2.2/S/NE East of Sierra Nevada: Inyo, Sandy soils in chenopod scrub, Great May-Aug No potential, outside Lassen, and Mono Counties; Basin scrub; 1,160-1,550 meters range of species. Astragalus geyeri . var Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and geyeri elsewhere Gilman’s milk-vetch –/–/1B.2/S/NE Northern desert mountains, Gravelly or rocky soils in Great Basin May-Aug No potential, outside Panamint Mountains in Inyo scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland; 2,000- range of species, no Astragalus gilmanii County; also Nevada 3,050 meters suitable habitat present. Lane Mountain milk- E/–/1B.1/–/W Vicinity of Lane Mountain, San Granitic, sandy or gravelly substrates in Apr-Jun No potential, outside vetch Bernardino County Joshua tree woodland and Mohavean range of species. desert scrub, on dry stony hillsides and Astragalus jaegerianus desert mesas, usually under shrubs; 900-1,200 meters Shining milk-vetch\ –/–/1B.2/–/NE Northern Mojave Desert, Eureka Desert dunes; 770-1,175 meters Mar-Jun No potential, outside Valley in Inyo County range of species. Astragalus lentiginosus var. micans Sodaville milk-vetch –/E/1B.1/–/NE Northern Mojave Desert, northern Alkaline meadows and seeps; 955-965 Apr-Jul No potential, outside Death Valley, eastern slope of Last meters range of species. Astragalus lentiginosus Chance Mountains in Inyo County; var. sesquimetralis also adjacent Nevada Curved-pod milk-vetch –/–/1A/–/NE Formerly known from desert Carbonate soils in Joshua tree Apr-Jun No potential, outside mountains, Darwin Mesa, west of woodland, Mohavean desert scrub; range of species. Astragalus mojavensis Death Valley in Inyo* County; 1,250-1,600 meters var. hemigyrus Nevada Little big-pod or broad- –/–/2.2/–/NE East of Sierra Nevada: Inyo and Rocky areas in alpine boulder and rock Jun-Sep No potential, outside keeled milk-vetch Mono Counties; Idaho, Nevada, field, pinyon-juniper woodland, range of species, no Oregon, Utah, and elsewhere subalpine coniferous forest; 2,345- suitable habitat Astragalus platytropis 3,550 meters present. Preuss’s milk-vetch –/–/2.3/–/NE Eastern Mojave Desert, Clay soils in chenopod scrub, May-Jun Potential, suitable southeastern Inyo County, Mohavean desert scrub; 750-780 habitat present. Astragalus preussii var. northeastern San Bernardino meters preussii County; Arizona, Nevada, Utah

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Naked milk-vetch –/–/2.2/–/NE White and Indio mountains, Alkaline, granitic alluvium soils in May-Jul No potential, outside northern desert mountains: Inyo chenopod scrub, Great Basin scrub, range of species Astragalus serenoi . var and Mono Counties; Nevada pinyon-juniper woodland; 1,500-2,250 shockleyi m Triple-ribbed milk-vetch E/–/1B.2/–/W Riverside and San Bernardino On sandy or gravelly soils in alluvial Feb-May No potential, outside Counties, near Whitewater and deposits along desert washes in range of species Astragalus tricarinatus Morongo Valley Joshua tree woodland and Sonoran desert scrub; 450-1,190 meters Scaly cloak fern –/–/2.3/–/NE Desert mountains with reported Carbonate soils in pinyon-juniper Apr–Oct Potential, suitable occurrences in San Bernardino woodland, Joshua tree woodland; 900– habitat present. Astrolepis cochisensis County; Arizona, Baja California, 1,800 meters cochisensis ssp. New Mexico Ayenia –/–/2.3–/NE Eastern desert mountains, In sandy, gravelly desert washes and Mar-Apr Potential, suitable Providence mountains, western dry rocky canyons in creosote bush habitat present. Ayenia compacta and central Sonoran Desert, Eagle scrub, Mojavean and Sonoran desert Mountains, in Riverside, San scrub; 150-1095 meters Bernardino, and San Diego Counties; Arizona, Baja California, Sonora (Mexico) Fremont barberry –/–/3/–/NE Eastern and southern Mojave Rocky areas in chaparral, Joshua tree Apr-Jun Potential, suitable desert, Peninsular ranges in San woodland, and pinyon-juniper habitat present. Berberis fremontii Bernardino and San Diego woodland; 840-1,850 meters Counties; Arizona, Nevada, Baja California, Sonora (Mexico); and elsewhere King’s eyelash grass –/–/2.3/–/NE East of Sierra Nevada with Great Basin scrub usually on carbonate May No potential, outside Blepharidachne kingii occurrences in Inyo and Mono substrates; 1,065-2,135 m range of species, no Counties; also Nevada and suitable habitat elsewhere present. Red grama –/–/2.3/–/NE Eastern Desert mountains; Utah, Carbonate or rocky soils in Mojavean May–Sep Potential, suitable Texas desert scrub; 700–2,000 meters habitat present. Bouteloua trifida Alkali mariposa lily –/–/1B.2/–/W Western Mojave Desert, Kern, Los Alkaline mesic soils in chaparral, Apr-Jun Potential, suitable Angeles, San Bernardino, and chenopod scrub, Mohavean desert habitat present. Calochortus striatus Tulare Counties; Nevada scrub; 70-1,595 meters

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Booth’s evening- –/–/2.3/–/– East of Sierra Nevada, Inyo, Mono, Joshua tree woodland and pinyon- Apr-May Potential, suitable primrose and San Bernardino Counties, juniper woodland; 900 - 2400 meters habitat present; known Arizona, Nevada to occur close to study Camissonia boothii . ssp area. boothii Crucifixion thorn –/–/2.3/–/NE, W Desert Province Gravelly soils in Sonoran desert scrub, Jun–Jul Potential, suitable playas, Mojavean desert scrub; 90–670 (uncommonly habitat present; known Castela emoryi meters in Apr) to occur close to study area. Jaeger’s caulostramina –/–/1B.2/S/NE Inyo mountains, Inyo County Rocky or carbonate soils in Great Basin May-Jul No potential, outside Caulostramina jaegeri scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, and range of species, no subalpine coniferous forest; 2,135- suitable habitat 2,800 meters present. Wooton’s lace fern –/–/2.3/–/NE East of Sierra Nevada, desert Rocky places in Joshua tree woodland, May-Oct No potential, no Cheilanthes wootonii mountains in Inyo and San pinyon-juniper woodland; 1,600-1,900 suitable habitat Bernardino Counties; Arizona, Baja meters present. California, New Mexico, Nevada, Sonora (Mexico), Utah Desert bird’s-beak –/–/4.3/–/NE Northern desert mountains, Inyo Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean Aug-Oct Potential, suitable Cordylanthus eremicus and San Bernardino Counties desert scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland habitat present. ssp. eremicus on rocky substrate; 1000 - 3000 meters Purple bird’s-beak –/–/2.3/–/NE Eastern desert mountains, New Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean Aug-Oct Potential, suitable Cordylanthus parviflorus York mountains, Providence desert scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland; habitat present. mountains, San Bernardino 700 - 2200 meters County; Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Utah Tecopa bird’s-beak –/–/1B.2/–/NE Southeastern Sierra Nevada Alkaline meadows, flats, saltbush Jul-Oct No potential, outside range, northern Mojave Desert, scrub, and Mohavean desert scrub, range of species. Cordylanthus Inyo and San Bernardino Counties; 200-3,000' tecopensis Nevada Desert pincushion –/–/2.2/–/– Northeastern San Bernardino Carbonate, gravelly, or rocky soils in Apr-Sep Potential, suitable County Joshua tree woodland, Mojavean habitat present. Coryphantha chlorantha desert scrub, or pinyon-juniper woodland; 45-1525 meters

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Viviparous foxtail cactus –/–/2.2/–/– Desert mountains in northeastern Carbonate soils in Mojavean desert May–Jun Potential, suitable San Bernardino County; southern scrub and pinyon-juniper woodland; habitat present. Coryphantha vivipara Nevada, northwestern Arizona 1,250–2,700 meters var. rosea Clokey’s cryptantha –/–/1B.1/–/– North of Barstow, San Bernardino Mohavean desert scrub on sandy or Apr Potential but unlikely, County, last seen 1935 gravelly soils; 800-1280 meters suitable habitat Cryptantha clokeyi present. Desert cymopterus –/–/1B.2/–/W Historically known from Kern, Los Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean Mar-May No potential, outside Cymopterus deserticola Angeles and San Bernardino desert scrub on fine to coarse, loose, current range of Counties, currently known from sandy soil of flats in old dune areas species. Edwards Air Force Base with well-drained sand; 630-1500 meters Gilman’s cymopterus –/–/2.3/–/NE Inyo, and San Bernardino Mohavean desert scrub, often on Apr-May Potential, suitable Cymopterus gilmanii Counties; Nevada carbonate rock; 915-2000 meters habitat present. Ripley’s cymopterus –/–/1B.2/–/NE Inyo; Nevada Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean Apr-Jun No potential, outside Cymopterus ripleyi var. desert scrub on sandy, carbonate soils range of species. saniculoides July gold –/R/1B.3/–/NE Inyo and Mono Counties Mohavean desert scrub on carbonate Jun-Aug No potential, outside soils range of species. Dedeckera eurekensis

Panamint dudleya –/–/1B.3/–/NE Inyo, Riverside, and San Mohavean desert scrub, pinyon-juniper Apr-Sep No potential, outside Bernardino Counties woodland on granitic or carbonate range of species. Dudleya saxosa . ssp substrates; 960-2200 meters; saxosa

Howe’s hedgehog –/–/1B.1/S/NE San Bernardino County Mohavean desert scrub; 430-775 Apr-May Potential, suitable cactus meters habitat present. Echinocereus engelmannii var. howei Panamint daisy –/–/1B.2/S/NE Inyo County Subalkaline soils in Mohavean desert Mar-Jun No potential, outside scrub range of species. Enceliopsis covillei

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Nine-awned pappus –/–/2.3/–/NE Eastern Mojave desert; Texas, Rocky or carbonate soils in pinyon- Aug-Sep No potential, no grass Colorado, northern Mexico juniper woodland; 1,275–1,825 meters suitable habitat present; species occurs Enneapogon desvauxii within ten miles. Gilman’s goldenbush –/–/1B.3/NE Inyo and Kern Counties Subalpine coniferous forest, upper Aug-Sep No potential, outside Ericameria gilmanii montane coniferous forest on range of species, no carbonate or granitic, rocky substrates; suitable habitat 2100-3400 meters present. Hall’s daisy –/–/1B.3/–/W Fresno, Kern, and Tulare Counties On rocky, granitic substrates in Jul-Aug No potential, outside boadleaved upland forest, lower and range of species, no Erigeron aequifolius upper montane coniferous forest, suitable habitat pinyon-juniper woodland; 1500-2400 present. meters Parish’s daisy T/–/1B.1/–/W Riverside and San Bernardino Mohavean desert scrub, pinyon-juniper May-Jun Potential, suitable Counties woodland, usually on carbonate habitat present. Erigeron parishii substrates; 800-2000 meters Limestone daisy –/–/1B.2/–/– Inyo and San Bernardino Counties, Great Basin scrub, subalpine Jun-Jul No potential, no Nevada coniferous forest on carbonate suitable habitat Erigeron uncialis . var substrates; 1900-2900 meters present; species occurs uncialis within ten miles. Utah daisy –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Desert mountains; Carbonate soils in pinyon-juniper May–Jun No potential, no Colorado, Arizona woodland; 1,500–2,320 meters suitable habitat Erigeron utahensis present. Narrow-leaved yerba –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Desert mountains (New Pinyon-juniper woodland; 1,500–1,900 May–Aug No potential, no santa York and Granite mountains) meters suitable habitat present. Eriodictyon angustifolium

Forked buckwheat –/–/1B.2/–/NE Inyo and San Bernardino Counties; Sandy soils in chenopod scrub; 700- Apr-Jun Potential, suitable Nevada 810 meters habitat present. Eriogonum bifurcatum

Reveal’s buckwheat –/–/2.3/–/NE Inyo and San Bernardino Counties; Sandy soils in Mohavean desert scrub; Feb-Jun Potential, suitable Nevada 30-1320 meters habitat present. Eriogonum contiguum

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Wildrose Canyon –/–/1B.3/S/NE Inyo County On sandy or gravelly substrate in Jun-Sep No potential, no buckwheat pinyon-juniper woodland, upper suitable habitat Eriogonum eremicola montane coniferous forest; 2200-3100 present. meters Thorne's buckwheat –/E/1B.2/–/NE Eastern Desert mountains (New Gravelly soils in pinyon-juniper Jul–Aug No potential, no York mountains) woodland; 1,800–1,830 meters suitable habitat Eriogonum ericifolium present. var. thornei Kern buckwheat –/–/1B.1/–/W Southeastern Kern County On clay soils in chaparral, pinyon- May-Jun No potential, outside juniper woodland; 1340-1950 meters range of species and Eriogonum kennedyi no suitable habitat . pinicola var present. Jointed buckwheat –/–/1B.3/–/NE Inyo County On carbonate substrates in Mohavean May-Oct No potential, outside Eriogonum intrafractum desert scrub; 610-1950 meters range of species Panamint Mountains –/–/1B.3/S/NE Inyo County Rocky areas in pinyon-juniper Jun-Oct No potential, outside Buckwheat woodland; 1890-3250 meters range of species and Eriogonum microthecum no suitable habitat var. panamintense present. Cushenbury buckwheat E/–/1B.1/–/W San Bernardino County On carbonate substrates in Joshua tree May-Aug No potential, outside woodland, Mohavean desert scrub, range of species. Eriogonum ovalifolium pinyon-juniper woodland; 1400-2440 . vineum var meters Juniper buckwheat –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Desert mountains in Mojavean desert scrub, pinyon-juniper Jul–Oct Potential, suitable eastern San Bernardino County woodland; 1,300–2,500 meters habitat present. Eriogonum umbellatum var. juniporinum Hairy erioneuron –/–/2.3/–/– East of Sierra Nevada, eastern Rocky, sometimes carbonate soils in May–Jun No potential, no Desert mountains pinyon-juniper woodland; 1,500–2,010 suitable habitat Erioneuron pilosum meters present; species occurs within ten miles. Barstow woolly –/–/1B.2/–/W Central Mojave desert in western Chenopod scrub, Mojavean desert Apr–May Potential, suitable sunflower and central San Bernardino County scrub, playas; 500–960 meters habitat present; known to occur close to study Eriophyllum mohavense area west of Barstow.

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Red Rock poppy –/–/1B.2/–/W Kern County Volcanic tuff in Mohavean desert scrub; Mar-May No potential, outside 680-1230 meters range of species and Eschscholzia minutiflora no suitable habitat . twisselmannii ssp present. Kingston Mtns. –/–/1B.3/S/NE San Bernardino County; Nevada Rocky areas in lower montane Jun No potential, no Bedstraw coniferous forest and pinyon-juniper suitable habitat woodland; 1200-2100 meters present. Galium hilendiae ssp. kingstonense

Wright’s bedstraw –/–/2.3/–/– San Bernardino County; Arizona, Rocky areas in lower montane Jun-Oct No potential, no Baja California, New Mexico, coniferous forest, pinyon-juniper suitable habitat Galium wrightii Texas, Sonora Mexico woodland, on carbonate substrate; present; species occurs 1600-2000 meters within ten miles. Little San Bernardino –/–/1B.2/–/W Riverside and San Bernardino Desert dunes, Joshua tree woodland, Apr-May Potential but unlikely, Mtns. gilia Counties, near Joshua Tree creosote bush scrub, in areas of suitable habitat Gilia maculata (syn. National Monument braided wash; 195-2075 meters present. Linanthus maculatus) Golden carpet –/–/1B.3/–/NE Inyo County Alkaline barrens in chenopod scrub Mar-Apr No potential, outside Gilmania luteola range of species. Pungent glossopetalon –/–/1B.2/S/NE San Bernardino County; Nevada Carbonate soils in chaparral, pinyon- May-Jun No potential, no Glossopetalon pungens juniper woodland; 1675-2000 meters suitable habitat present; species occurs within ten miles. Ash Meadows gumplant T/–/1B.2/–/NE Inyo County: known from two Meadows in moist clay soils; 635-700 Jun-Oct No potential, outside occurrences in Carson Slough, meters range of species. Grindelia fraxino- Amargosa Desert; Nevada pratensis

Red Rock tarplant –/R/1B.2/–/W Kern County Mohavean desert scrub on clay soils; Apr-Nov No potential, outside 300-950 meters range of species. Hemizonia arida (syn. Deinandra arida) Mohave tarplant –/E/1B.3/–/W Riverside and San Bernardino Riparian scrub, Mojave desert scrub, Jul-Oct Potential but unlikely, Counties and Joshua tree woodland, on low suitable habitat Hemizonia mohavensis sand bars in river bed; 640-1600 present. Deinandra (syn. meters mohavensis)

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Inyo hulsea –/–/2.2/S/NE, W Inyo and Mono Counties; Nevada Great Basin scrub, pinyon-juniper Apr-Jun No potential, outside woodland on rocky substrate; 2835- range of species and Hulsea vestita ssp. 3900 meters no suitable habitat inyoensis present. Yellow ivesia –/–/3/– /NE Inyo County; Arizona, Nevada, Rocky areas in pinyon-juniper May-Aug No potential, outside Utah woodland, subalpine and upper range of species and Ivesia arizonica var. montane coniferous forest; 1200-3100 no suitable habitat arizonica meters present. Jaeger’s ivesia –/–/1B.3/S/NE Clark Mountains, San Bernardino Pinyon-juniper woodland, upper Jun-Jul No potential, no County; Nevada montane coniferous forest on suitable habitat Ivesia jaegeri carbonate, rocky substrates; 1830- present; species occurs 3600 meters within ten miles. Kingston Mtns. ivesia –/–/1B.3/S/NE San Bernardino County Pinyon-juniper woodland on granitic, Jun-Oct No potential, no rocky substrate; 1400-2100 meters suitable habitat Ivesia patellifera present. Knotted rush –/–/2.3/–/– Inyo, and possibly Tulare Counties Moist meadows and lake margins; 13- Jul-Sep No potential, outside 1980 meters range of species Juncus nodosus Hillside wheat grass –/–/2.3/–/– Desert mountains; Idaho, Colorado Rocky soils in pinyon-juniper woodland; May–Jun No potential, no 1,350–2,135 meters suitable habitat Leymus salinus ssp. present; species occurs mojavensis within ten miles. Sand linanthus –/–/–/–/NE, W Inyo and San Bernardino Counties; Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean Mar-Apr Potential, suitable Linanthus arenicola Nevada desert scrub, and desert dunes, on habitat present. sandy soils 366—1372 meters Plains stoneweed –/–/2.3/–/– Desert mountains in Keystone Pinyon-juniper woodland; 1,650–1,720 May No potential, no Canyon, New York mountains, San meters suitable habitat Lithospermum incisum Bernardino County; Nevada, present. Montana, British Columbia Sagebrush loeflingia –/–/2.2/S/W Inyo, Kern, Lassen, and Los Great Basin scrub and Sonoran desert Apr-May Potential, suitable Loeflingia squarrosa Angeles counties; Nevada, scrub on sandy flats and dunes; 700- habitat present. var. artemisiarum Oregon, Wyoming 1615 meters

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Owens Peak lomatium –/–/1B.3/–/W Kern County: known from two Rocky areas in lower and upper Apr-May No potential, outside Lomatium shevockii occurrences in Owens Peak and montane coniferous forest; 1770-2200 range of species and Mt. Jenkins area meters no suitable habitat present. Scrub lotus –/–/1B.3/–/– Desert mountains in the New York Granitic soils in pinyon-juniper Apr–Jun No potential, no Lotus argyraeus var. mountains woodland; 1,200–1,500 meters suitable habitat multicaulis present. Providence Mtns. lotus –/–/1B.3/–/NE San Bernardino County: one Pinyon-juniper woodland; 1200-2000 May-Aug No potential, outside Lotus argyraeus var. occurrence in the Providence Mtns. meters range of species and notitius no suitable habitat present. Panamint Mountains –/–/1B.2/S/NE Inyo County Great Basin scrub, Mohavean desert Apr-Jun No potential, outside lupine scrub, upper montane coniferous range of species Lupinus magnificus var. forest; 1000-2285 meters magnificus Wolftail –/–/2.2/–/NE San Bernardino County: known in Joshua tree woodland, pinyon-juniper Aug-Sep Potential but unlikely, Lycurus phleoides var. California from occurrences in the woodland; 500 meters suitable habitat phleoides New York Mountains; Arizona present. Spearleaf –/–/2.3/–/NE Sonoran desert, Riverside, San Dry rocky ledges and slopes in Mar-May Potential but unlikely, Bernardino, and San Diego creosote bush scrub; 440-1095 meters suitable habitat Matelea parvifolia Counties; Arizona, Baja California, present. Nevada, Texas Violet twining –/–/2.3/–/NE San Bernardino County; Arizona, Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean Apr-May Potential, suitable snapdragon Sonora (Mexico), Texas desert scrub, on carbonate soils; 760- habitat present. Maurandya 1525 meters antirrhiniflora ssp. antirrhiniflora Rock lady –/R/1B.2/–/NE Inyo County: Titus and Fall Mohavean desert scrub on rocky Apr-Jun No potential, outside Maurandya petrophila canyons carbonate soils; 515-1675 meters range of species. (syn. Holmgrenanthe petrophila) Creamy blazing star –/–/1B.3/–/– Central Mojave desert Mojavean desert scrub; 700–1,160 Mar–May Potential, suitable Mentzelia tridentata meters habitat present, known to occur close to study area.

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Utah monkeyflower –/–/2.1/–/NE Mono and Inyo Counties; Nevada Meadows, pinyon-juniper woodland; Apr No potential, no Mimulus glabratus ssp. 610-2000 meters suitable habitat utahensis present. Mojave monkeyflower –/–/1B.2/–/W Mojave desert near Barstow, San Sandy or gravelly washes in Joshua Apr–Jun Potential, suitable Bernardino County tree woodland, Mojavean desert scrub; habitat present; known Mimulus mohavensis 600–1,200 meters to occur close to study area. Kelso Creek –/–/1B.2/–/W Kern County Joshua tree woodland, pinyon-juniper Mar-May No potential, outside monkeyflower woodland, on sandy, granitic known range of Mimulus shevockii substrates; 800-1340 meters species. Sweet-smelling –/–/1B.3/S/W Inyo, Kern, and Tulare Counties: Granitic substrates in alpine boulder Jul-Sep No potential, outside monardella known from few occurrences on and rock field, subalpine and upper range of species and Monardella beneolens the eastern Sierran crest montane coniferous forest; 2500-3500 no suitable habitat meters present. Robison’s Monardella –/–/1B.3/S/W Riverside and San Bernardino Pinyon-juniper woodland; 610-1500 Apr-Oct No potential, no Monardella robisonii Counties meters suitable habitat present. Appressed muhly –/–/2.2/–/NE San Bernardino County, San Rocky areas in coastal scrub, Apr-May Potential, suitable Muhlenbergia appressa Clemente Island, Arizona; Baja Mohavean desert scrub, valley and habitat present. California foothill grassland; 20-1600 meters Tough muhly –/–/2.3/–/– Desert mountains in the Clark Rocky or carbonate soils in pinyon- Aug–Oct No potential, no Muhlenbergia arsenei mountains; Utah, New Mexico, juniper woodland; 1,400–1,860 meters suitable habitat Baja California present; species occurs within ten miles. Delicate muhly –/–/2.3/–/NE San Bernardino County; Arizona, Pinyon-juniper woodland on carbonate, Oct No potential, no Muhlenbergia fragilis Baja California, New Mexico, gravelly substrates; 1600 meters suitable habitat Sonora (Mexico), Texas present. Few-flowered muhly –/–/2/–/NE San Bernardino County; Arizona Rocky areas in pinyon-juniper Sep No potential, no Muhlenbergia pauciflora woodland; 1755-1860 meters suitable habitat present. Few-flowered muhly –/–/2/–/– Desert mountains in the New York Rocky soils in pinyon-juniper woodland; Sep–Oct No potential, no Muhlenbergia pauciflora mountains; Colorado, Texas, 1,755–1,860 meters suitable habitat Mexico present.

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

False buffalo-grass –/–/2.2/–/NE San Bernardino County; Arizona, Pinyon-juniper woodland on gravelly or Oct No potential, no Munroa squarrosa Nevada, rocky substrates; 1500-1800 meters suitable habitat present; species occurs within ten miles. Forked purple mat –/–/2.3/–/– Desert mountains in the New York Granitic or carbonate soils in pinyon- Sep–Oct No potential, no Nama dichotomum var. mountains; Texas, Mexico juniper woodland; 1,900–2,200 meters suitable habitat dichotomum present. Twisselmann’s –/R/1B.2/–/NE Kern and Tulare Counties Upper montane coniferous forest on No potential, outside nemacladus sandy or rocky, granitic substrates; range of species and Nemacladus 2240-2450 meters no suitable habitat twisselmannii present. Amargosa nitrophila E/E/1B.1/–/NE Inyo County: near Carson Slough Mesic playas, on clay soils; 425-750 May-Oct No potential, outside Nitrophila mohavensis in the Amargosa Desert; Nevada meters range of species. Short-joint beavertail –/–/1B.2/–/– Los Angeles and San Bernardino Chaparral, Joshua tree woodland, Apr-Jun Potential, suitable Opuntia basilaris var. Counties Mohavean desert scrub, pinyon-juniper habitat present. brachyclada woodland, desert washes, riparian woodland on dry slopes; 425-1800 meters Curved-spine beavertail –/–/2.2/–/– Desert mountains in the New York Chaparral, Mojavean desert scrub, Apr–Jun Potential, suitable Opuntia curvospina mountains and eastern San pinyon-juniper woodland; 1,000–1,400 habitat present. Bernardino County meters Beautiful cholla –/–/2.2/–/NE Inyo and Mono Counties; Arizona, Desert dunes, Great Basin scrub, May-Jun No potential, outside Opuntia pulchella Nevada, Utah Mohavean desert scrub, on sandy range of species. soils; 1500-1980 meters Cushenbury oxytheca E/–/1B.1 Cushenbury area in San Pinyon-juniper woodland on sandy May-Sep No potential, no Oxytheca parishii var. Bernardino County talus carbonate soils; 1300-2375 suitable habitat goodmaniana (syn. meters present. Acanthoscyphus) Watson’s oxytheca –/–/2.2/–/NE Inyo and Nevada Counties Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean May-Jul No potential, outside Oxytheca watsonii desert scrub on sandy soils; 1200-2000 range of species. meters

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Cliff brake –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Desert mountains in the Volcanic, granitic, or rocky soils in Apr–Jun No potential, no Pellaea truncata New York and Providence pinyon-juniper woodland; 1,200–2,150 suitable habitat mountains meters present; species occurs within ten miles. White-margined –/–/1B.2/–/W San Bernardino County; Arizona, Stabilized desert dunes, Mohavean Mar-May Potential, suitable beardtongue Nevada desert scrub, on sandy soils; 640-1065 habitat present. Penstemon meters albomarginatus Rosy two-toned –/–/2.3/–/– Northeastern San Bernardino Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean May Potential, suitable beardtongue County desert scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, habitat present. Penstemon bicolor ssp. on gravelly, rocky substrates; 700-1500 roseus meters Limestone beardtongue –/–/1B.3/–/NE Inyo and San Bernardino Counties; Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean Apr-May Potential, suitable Penstemon calcareus Nevada desert scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, habitat present. on carbonate, rocky substrates; 1065- 2040 meters Death Valley –/–/1B.3/S/NE Inyo and San Bernardino Counties; Mohavean desert scrub; 850-1400 Apr-Jun Potential, suitable beardtongue Nevada meters habitat present. Penstemon fruticiformis var. amargosae Stephens’s beardtongue –/–/1B.3/S/NE Inyo and San Bernardino Counties Mohavean desert scrub, pinyon-juniper Apr-Jun Potential, suitable Penstemon stephensii woodland, on rocky carbonate habitat present. substrates; 60-1850 meters

Thompson's –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Desert mountains in the Gravelly, carbonate soils in pinyon- May–Jun No potential, no beardtongue New York and Clark mountains; juniper woodland; 1,500–2,700 meters suitable habitat Penstemon Utah, Arizona present; species occurs thompsoniae within ten miles. Utah beardtongue –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Desert mountains in the Rocky soils in chenopod scrub, Great Apr–May Potential, suitable Penstemon utahensis New York and Kingston mountains; Basin scrub, Mojavean desert scrub, habitat present. Utah, Arizona pinyon-juniper woodland; 1,065–2,500 meters

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Inyo rock daisy –/–/1B.2/S/NE Inyo County: southern Inyo Mtns. Carbonate rocky areas in pinyon- Jun-Aug No potential, outside Perityle inyoensis juniper woodland, Great Basin scrub; range of species, no 1800-2710 meters suitable habitat present. Hanaupah rock daisy –/–/1B.3/S/NE Inyo County: endemic to mountains Carbonate rocky areas in pinyon- Jun No potential, outside Perityle villosa of Death Valley National Park juniper woodland, Great Basin scrub; range of species, no 1700-2600 meters suitable habitat present. Death Valley –/–/1B.3/S/NE Inyo County Desert dunes, Mohavean desert scrub; May-Sep No potential, outside sandpaper-plant 260-1445 meters range of species. Petalonyx thurberi ssp. gilmanii Saline Valley phacelia –/–/3.3–/NE Inyo County Riparian scrub, subalpine coniferous Apr-May No potential, outside Phacelia amabilis forest, in gravelly areas; 500-700 range of species. meters Aven Nelson's phacelia –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Desert mountains in the Carbonate, sandy, or gravelly soils in Apr–May Potential, suitable Phacelia anelsonii New York mountains; Utah Joshua tree woodland, pinyon-juniper habitat present; known woodland; 1,200–1,500 meters to occur near the study area at Mountain Pass. Sky-blue phacelia –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Mojave desert; Utah, Mojavean desert scrub, pinyon-juniper Apr–May Potential, suitable Phacelia coerulea Texas, Mexico woodland; 1,400–2,000 meters habitat present. Death Valley round- –/–/1B.3/S/NE/ Desert mountains, Inyo and San In crevices on the face of limestone May-Jul Potential but unlikely, leaved phacelia Bernardino Counties; Nevada cliffs, volcanic outcrops, or gravel talus suitable habitat Phacelia mustelina in Mohavean desert scrub and pinyon- present. juniper woodland; 730-2620 meters Charlotte’s Phacelia –/–/1B.2/–/– Inyo, Kern, and Tulare Counties Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean Mar-Jun No potential, outside Phacelia nashiana desert scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland range of species. on granitic sandy or rocky areas on steep slopes or flats; 600-2200 meters Nine Mile Canyon –/–/1B.2/–/– Inyo, Kern, and Tulare Counties Broadleaved upland forest, cismontane May-Jun No potential, outside Phacelia woodland, pinyon-juniper woodland, range of species, no Phacelia novenmillensis upper montane coniferous forest, on suitable habitat sandy or gravelly soils; 1645-2640 present. meters

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Parish's phacelia –/–/1B.1/–/W Western Mojave desert in Clay or alkaline soils in playas, Apr–Jul Potential, suitable Phacelia parishii northwestern San Bernardino Mojavean desert scrub; 540–1,200 habitat present; known County; Nevada meters to occur near study area at Yermo. Jaeger’s phacelia –/–/1B.3/–/– Northeastern San Bernardino Carbonate soils in pinyon-juniper May-Jul No potential, no County woodland; 1,830–2,345 meters suitable habitat Phacelia perityloides present; species occurs . jaegeri var within ten miles. Goodding’s phacelia –/–/2.3/–/NE Inyo County; Arizona, Nevada, Mohavean desert scrub on clay, often Apr-Jun Potential, suitable Phacelia pulchella var. Utah alkaline soils; 800-1000 meters habitat present. gooddingii Chambers's physaria –/–/2.3/–/– Northern desert mountains in the Carbonate or rocky soils in pinyon- Apr–May No potential, no Clark and Grapevine mountains juniper woodland; 1,500–2,590 meters suitable habitat Physaria chambersii present; species occurs within ten miles. Two-needle pinyon pine –/–/3.3/–/NE San Bernardino County; eastern Lower montane coniferous forest, No potential, no Nevada, Arizona pinyon-juniper woodland; 1300-2700 suitable habitat Pinus edulis meters present. Small-flowered rice –/–/2.3/–/NE Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino Pinyon-juniper woodland, on gravelly, Jun-Sep No potential, no grass Counties, Idaho carbonate substrates; 700-2950 meters suitable habitat present; species occurs Piptatherum within ten miles. micranthum

Parish's popcorn-flower –/–/1B.1/–/– East of Sierra Nevada, Mojave Alkaline or mesic areas in Great Basin Mar-Jun Potential but unlikely, desert: known from two scrub or Joshua tree woodland; 750– (uncommonly suitable habitat Plagiobothrys parishii occurrences at Rabbit Springs in 1,400 meters until Nov present. San Bernardino Co. and north of Cartago in Inyo Co. Desert popcorn-flower –/–/2.2/–/NE Inyo and Modoc Counties; Nevada, Alkaline playas; 700 meters May-Aug Potential but unlikely, Plagiobothrys salsus Oregon suitable habitat present. Thorny milkwort –/–/2.3/–/– Mojave Desert in Eagle and New Joshua tree woodland, chenopod May–Aug Potential, suitable York Mountains, Lucerne Valley; scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland; 760– habitat present. Polygala acanthoclada Utah, Arizona 2,285 meters

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Notch-beaked milkwort –/–/2.3/–/NE Inyo County: Funeral Mtns.; Mohavean desert scrub, on alkaline Apr-May No potential, outside Nevada soils; 900-1600 meters range of species. Polygala heterorhyncha Narrow-leaved –/–/2.2/–/NE Inyo and San Bernardino Counties; Riparian forest; 1200-1800 meters Mar-Apr Potential but unlikely, cottonwood Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon suitable habitat present. Populus angustifolia

Parish’s alkali-grass –/–/1B.1/–/W Known only from Rabbit Springs, Alkaline springs and seeps; 700-1000 Apr-May No potential, no Kern Co; widely disjunct localities meters suitable habitat Puccinellia parishii in California, Arizona, New Mexico present. Muir’s Raillardella –/–/1B.3/–/– Fresno, Kern, Monterey, and Montane chaparral, lower and upper Jul-Aug No potential, outside Raillardiopsis muirii Tulare Counties montane coniferous forest; 1100-2500 range of species and (syn. Carlquistia muirii) meters no suitable habitat present. Abert’s sanvitalia –/–/2.2/–/NE San Bernardino County; Arizona, Pinyon-juniper woodland on carbonate Aug-Sep No potential, no Sanvitalia abertii Sonora (Mexico), Texas derived soils; 1570-1800 meters suitable habitat present; species occurs within ten miles. Many-flowered –/–/2.3/–/– Eastern Mojave desert; Texas, Sandy soils in pinyon-juniper woodland; Sep–Oct No potential, no Schkuhria New Mexico 1,500–1,700 meters suitable habitat Schkuhria multiflora var. present; species occurs multiflora within ten miles. Burro grass –/–/2.3/–/NE San Bernardino County; Arizona, Mohavean desert scrub, in areas of Oct Potential but unlikely - Nevada decomposed granitic soils; 1585-1600 occurs at higher Scleropogon brevifolius meters elevations. Mojave fish-hook cactus –/–/4.2/–/– Inyo, Kern, and San Bernardino Joshua tree woodland, Mohavean Apr-Jul Potential, suitable Counties, Nevada desert scrub, usually on carbonate habitat present. Sclerocactus derived soils; 640-2320 meters polyancistrus Southern skullcap –/–/1B.2/–/– San Bernardino Mountains, Along stream banks in oak or pine Jun-Aug No potential, no Peninsular Ranges, and adjacent woodland and chaparral, on gravelly suitable habitat Scutellaria bolanderi Mojave desert in Riverside, San soils; 600-2000 meters present; species occurs ssp. austromontana Bernardino*, and San Diego within ten miles. Counties

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area

Desert wing-fruit –/–/2.3/–/NE Inyo County: known from one Rocky areas in Joshua tree woodland, Jun-Sep No potential, outside occurrences in Kingston Range; Mohavean desert scrub; 1160-1250 range of species. Selinocarpus Arizona, Nevada, Utah meters nevadensis Rusby's desert mallow –/–/1B.2/S/NE Death Valley region, eastern Inyo Mojavean desert scrub, Joshua tree May–Jun Potential, suitable Sphaeralcea rusbyi var. County, Clark Mountains, woodland; 975–1,500 meters habitat present; known eremicola northeastern San Bernardino to occur close to study County; area. Piute Mtns. jewel-flower –/–/1B.2/ S/W Kern County Broadleaved upland forest, closed- May-Jul No potential, outside cone coniferous forest, and pinyon- range of species, no Streptanthus cordatus juniper woodland along roadbanks and suitable habitat piutensis var. cliffs, on metamorphic red clay soils; present. 1095-1735 meters San Bernardino aster –/–/1B.2/–/– Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, Wet areas within coastal scrub, Jul-Nov Potential but unlikely, San Diego, Kern, Ventura, and cismontane woodland, lower montane suitable habitat Symphotrichium southeastern San Bernardino coniferous forest, meadows, marshes, present. defoliatum Counties swamps, and valley/foothill grassland; 2-2040 meters Holly-leaved –/–/1B.3/–/NE Inyo County: Death Valley Rocky areas in Mohavean desert May-Jun No potential, outside tetracoccus scrub, on carbonate derived soils; 600- range of species. Tetracoccus ilicifolius 1830 meters Dedecker’s Clover –/–/1B.3/S/W Eastern Sierras in Tulare and Inyo Rocky, gravelly slopes in variety of arid Jun-Jul No potential, outside Trifolium dedeckerae Counties, the White Mountains in vegetation types including coniferous range of species, no (syn. T. macilentum var. Inyo County, south to Spanish forest, pinyon-juniper woodland, and suitable habitat dedeckerae) Needle area in Kern County sagebrush scrub; 2100-3500 meters. present. Plummer's woodsia –/–/2.2/–/NE Desert mountains; Texas, New Granitic or rocky soils in pinyon-juniper May–Sep No potential, no Woodsia plummerae Mexico woodland; 1,600–2,000 meters suitable habitat present.

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Federal/State/ Potential for Common Name CNPS/BLM/ Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Occurrence in the Scientific Name HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Biological Study Area a Status explanations: Federal E = listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. T = listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. – = no listing. California State E = listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. – = no listing. California Native Plant Society (CNPS) 1B = List 1B species: rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere. 2 = List 2 species: rare, threatened, or endangered in California but more common elsewhere – = no listing. BLM S = plant species that are not on federal or state lists as endangered, threatened, candidate, or proposed, but are designated by the BLM State Director for special management consideration – = no listing. HCP W = species covered by the West Mojave Habitat Conservation Plan NE = species covered by the Northern and Eastern Mojave Plan. – = no listing.

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Table 2. Special-status Plants with Potential to Occur in the Vicinity of the DesertXpress Project; Nevada Portion

Potential for Federal/State/ Occurrence in the Common Name Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Biological Study Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Area

Rough angelica –/–/S/C Endemic to Spring Mountains Mixed conifer communities near springs, in Jun-Aug No potential, study moist, gravelly soils of washes, ephemeral area is outside the Angelica scabrida streams, gullies, montane slopes, known range of avalanche chutes, wash margins in riparian species. woodland and shrubland; 2,012–2,804 meters Menzies’ anacolia moss –/–/–/C Only Nevada occurrence found in Red A single location in pinyon-juniper and Not No potential, study Rock Canyon, Clark County. blackbrush habitat in the Spring Mountains applicable area is outside the Anacolia menziesii at approximately 1600 meters. known range of species. Charleston pussytoes –/–/S/C Endemic to Spring Mountains Alpine and bristlecone pine habitat on Jul-Sep No potential, study gravelly, open ridge slopes; 2,652–3,536 area is outside the Antennaria soliceps meters known range of species. Sticky ringstem –/–/S/C Known primarily from Frenchman Mojave desert scrub and salt desert scrub, Jun-Oct No potential, this Mountain area east of Las Vegas and on gypsiferous soils on rolling hills and species is known Anulocaulis leisolenus further east to Muddy Mountains and terraces. to occur north and Gold Butte; Arizona, New Mexico, east of Las Vegas Texas on gypsiferous soils. Las Vegas bear poppy –/FP/S/C Endemic to the eastern Mojave Desert Primarily within Mojave desert scrub and Feb-Jul Potential but in southeastern Nevada and salt desert scrub habitats on gypsum unlikely to occur, Arctomecon californica northwestern Arizona. Majority of outcrops species is known populations in Clark County, Nevada to occur on gypsiferous soils north and east of Las Vegas. White bear poppy –/–/S/C Northeastern Mojave desert; southern Rocky soils in chenopod scrub, Mojavean Apr-Jul Potential, suitable Nevada desert scrub; 490–1,800 meters habitat present. Arctomecon merriamii

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Potential for Federal/State/ Occurrence in the Common Name Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Biological Study Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Area

Rosy king sandwort –/–/–/C Endemic to Spring Mountains Dry, rocky hillsides in bristlecone pine, Jun-Aug No potential, study mixed conifer forest on limestone and area is outside the Arenaria kingii . rosea ssp carbonate-derived substrates; 1,798– 2,896 known range of meters species. Clokey eggvetch –/–/–/C Spring Mountains in Clark County, Pinyon-juniper and mixed conifer May-Jun No potential, study Nevada Test Site and Belted Range in communities on moist to dry, often area is outside the Astragalus oophorus var. Nye County disturbed gravelly soils in openings of known range of clokeyanus forests, shrublands, and woodlands. species. Clokey milkvetch –/–/–/C Endemic to Spring Mountains Pinyon-juniper, mixed conifer, and May-Jun No potential, study sagebrush habitats on flat to gently sloping area is outside the Astragalus aequalis sites with dry, gravelly soils of alluvial fans; known range of 1,829–2,560 meters species. Threecorner milkvetch –/–/–/C Endemic to southeastern Mojave Mojave desert scrub communities; sandy Feb-May No potential, Desert in Lincoln and Clark Counties in soils formed from sedimentary formations species is known Astragalus geyeri var. Nevada; Arizona adjacent to Lake Mead and its tributary to occur on triquetrus valleys in Clark County, NV. Associated windblown sands with Aztec sandstone outcrops deposits north of Las Vegas. Mojave milk-vetch –/–/–/– Occurs in Clark and Nye counties, Gravel soils on terraced hills and ledges, May Potential but Nevada. open slopes, and along washes in unlikely to occur, Astragalus mohavensis Mohavean desert scrub. suitable habitat . mohavensis var present. Spring Mountain milkvetch –/–/S/C Endemic to Spring Mountains Gravelly soils, rocky hillsides, and desert Apr-May Potential, suitable washes in pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, habitat present. Astragalus remotus grassland, blackbrush, and Mojave desert scrub. Alkali mariposa lily –/–/S/C Western Mojave Desert, Kern, Los Alkaline mesic soils in chaparral, chenopod Apr-Jun Potential but Angeles, San Bernardino, and Tulare scrub, Mohavean desert scrub; 70-1,595 unlikely to occur, Calochortus striatus Counties; Nevada meters suitable habitat present. Clokey paintbrush –/–/–/C Inyo County; mountain ranges of Bristlecone pine and mixed conifer on dry May-Aug No potential, study southern Nevada: Sheep Range, gravelly slopes; 1,981–3,124 meters area is outside the Castilleja martinii var. Spring Mountains, and Quinn Canyon known range of clokeyi Range in Nye County species.

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Potential for Federal/State/ Occurrence in the Common Name Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Biological Study Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Area

Clokey thistle –/–/–/C Endemic to Spring Mountains Alpine, bristlecone pine, and mixed conifer Jun-Jul No potential, study communities on gravelly slopes, dry ridges, area is outside the Cirsium clokeyi and around springs; 2,774–3,353 meters known range of species. Un-named moss –/–/–/C Only Nevada occurrence found in Red Pinyon-juniper habitat at approximately Not No potential, study Claopodium whippleanum Rock Canyon, Clark County. 1,600 meters. applicable area is outside the known range of species. Las Vegas catseye –/FP/S/– Known only from the Las Vegas Valley Alkaline clay flats and low hills in Mohavean May Potential, suitable and adjacent lower slopes of the desert scrub. habitat present. Cryptantha insolita Spring Mountains. Un-named moss –/–/–/C Southernmost population of a Occurs on downed logs associated with Not No potential, no Dicranoweisia crispula widespread western North American mixed conifer and pinyon juniper. applicable suitable habitat species; found in Lee Canyon in the present. Spring Mountains, Clark County. Jaeger whitlowgrass –/–/S/C Endemic to Spring Mountains At or near the timberline in alpine and Jun-Aug No potential, study bristlecone pine communities in fell fields area is outside the Draba jaegeri and talus rubble; 2,941–3,413 meters known range of species. Charleston draba –/–/–/C Endemic to Spring Mountains At and above timberline in alpine and Jun-Jul No potential, study bristlecone pine communities in moist areas area is outside the Draba paucifructa (e.g., seeps, late-lying snow drifts); 2,515– known range of 3,475 meters species. Sheep fleabane –/–/S/– Known from Mount Irish and the Crevices in carbonate cliffs and ridgeline June- No potential, study Sheep and Groom ranges, in Clark outcrops in the pinyon-juniper and montane August area is outside the Erigeron ovinus and Nye Counties, Nevada. conifer habitats. known range of species. Inch high fleabane –/–/–/C Endemic to southern Nevada in the Limestone cliffs (i.e., cracks in vertical May-Jul No potential, study Spring Mountains and Sheep Range faces) and boulders within bristlecone pine, area is outside the Erigeron uncialis ssp. mixed conifer, pinyon-juniper, and known range of conjugans sagebrush communities; 2,194–3, 505 species. meters

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Potential for Federal/State/ Occurrence in the Common Name Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Biological Study Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Area

Forked buckwheat –/–/S/C Inyo and San Bernardino Counties; Sandy soils in chenopod scrub; 700-810 Aug-Sep Potential but Nevada meters unlikely to occur, Eriogonum bifurcatum species is not known to occur with the study area. Las Vegas buckwheat –/–/S/– Known occurrences in Clark County, On and near gypsum soils, often forming Sep-Nov Potential, the Nevada. low mounds or outcrops in washes and species and Eriognum corymbosum drainages, or in areas of generally low suitable habitat . aureum var relief; 579-1170 meters. occur in the immediate project area. Sticky buckwheat –/–/S/C Endemic to the eastern Mojave Desert Loose, sandy soils in Mojavean desert Apr-Jun No potential, the in Clark and Lincoln Counties, Nevada; scrub in low dunes, washes, beaches, and species is known Eriogonum viscidulum Arizona areas of aeolian accumulation; 457–762 to occur on loose meters sand deposits northeast of Las Vegas. Sticky greasebush –/–/–/C Endemic to Spring Mountains Cracks and crevices on northern side of Jun-Sep No potential, study vertical and near vertical limestone cliffs in area is outside the Glossopetalon clokeyi mixed coniferous forest; 2,134–2,804 known range of meters species. Pungent glossopetalon –/–/S/C San Bernardino County; Nevada Limestone soils in chaparral, pinyon-juniper Apr-Jul No potential, study woodland; 1675-2000 meters area is outside the Glossopetalon pungens known elevation range of species. Smooth pungent –/–/–/C Endemic to Mojave Desert mountains Pinyon-juniper and sagebrush communities Apr-Jul No potential, study greasebush in San Bernardino County; Nevada on limestone cliffs and rocky slopes; 1,219– area is outside the 1,981 meters known range of Glossopetalon pungens species. var. glabra Pungent dwarf greasbush –/–/–/C Endemic to southern Nevada in the Pinyon-juniper and sagebrush communities Apr-Jul No potential, study Spring Mountains and Sheep Range on limestone cliffs and rocky slopes area is outside the Glossopetalon pungens known range of var. pungens species.

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Potential for Federal/State/ Occurrence in the Common Name Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Biological Study Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Area

Red rock canyon aster –/–/S/C Endemic to Red Rock Canyon in Clark Open mixed conifer forest; occurs on rocky, Jun-Aug No potential, study County, Nevada. sandstone outcrops within ponderosa pine - area is outside the Ionactis caelestis potential habitat includes approximately known range of 6,400 acres of Red Rock escarpment in species. Aztec sandstone crevices. Hidden ivesia –/–/–/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains, Alpine at or just above tree line on talus May-Aug No potential, study found only on Charleston Peak and scree slopes, rocky ridge lines; 3600- area is outside the Ivesia cryptocaulis ridgeline, Mummy Mountain. 4000 meters known range of species. Jaeger’s ivesia –/–/–/C Endemic to Spring Mountains, Pinyon-juniper woodland, upper montane Jun-Jul No potential, study Nevada, and Clark Mountains in San coniferous forest on carbonate, rocky area is outside the Ivesia jaegeri Bernardino, California. substrates; 1830-3600 meters known range of species. Hitchcock bladderpod –/–/–/C Charleston Peak area in Kyle and Lee Alpine, bristlecone pine, and mixed conifer Jun-Aug No potential, study Canyons; extends from Clark County communities; on flat or sloping ground, area is outside the Lesquerella hitchcockii north to central eastern Nevada in talus slopes, dry ridges, and rocky hillsides; known range of White Pine County. 2,730-3,800 meters species. Blue diamond cholla –/–/–/C Endemic to the Blue Diamond Hills Restricted to dry limestone hills, underlain May No potential, study west of Las Vegas, Nevada. by gypsum, occurring mostly on north- area is outside the Opuntia whipplei var. facing slopes and exposed ridges in known range of multigeniculata Mohavean desert scrub. species. Charleston pinewood –/–/–/C Southern Nevada endemic, all of Mixed conifer forest and bristlecone pine May-Aug No potential, study lousewort range within Clark County. communities; 2800 - 3,300 meters area is outside the known range of Pedicularis semibarbata species. var. charlestonensis White-margined –/–/S/C San Bernardino County; Arizona, Stabilized desert dunes, Mohavean desert Mar-May Potential, suitable beardtongue Nevada. scrub, on sandy soils; 640-1065 meters habitat present. This species is Penstemon known to occur in albomarginatus the project vicinity between Jean and Primm, NV.

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Potential for Federal/State/ Occurrence in the Common Name Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Biological Study Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Area

Yellow twotone –/–/S/– Known from Clark County, Nevada. Calcareous or carbonate soils in washes, Apr-May Potential, suitable beardtongue beardtongue roadsides, rock crevices, outcrops, in habitat present. creosote-bursage, blackbrush, mixed- Penstemon bicolor ssp. shrub, and lower juniper habitats. bicolor Rosy twotone –/–/–/– Clark and Nye counties, Nevada; also Rocky calcareous, granitic, or volcanic soils Mar-May Potential, species beardtongue in Arizona and California. in washes, roadsides, rock crevices, in and suitable creosote-bursage, blackbrush, and mixed- habitat present. Penstemon bicolor ssp. shrub habitats; 700-1500 meters roseus Charleston beardtongue –/–/–/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains at Bristlecone pine and mixed conifer forest Jun-Aug No potential, study high elevations, above and in upper communities, aspen on gravelly or rocky area is outside the Penstemon leiophyllus Kyle and Lee Canyons slopes, or open meadows on ledges and known range of var. keckii talus slopes; 2,300 - 3,700 meters. species. Jaeger beardtongue –/–/–/C Southern Nevada endemic, all of Mixed conifer forest and pinyon-juniper May-Aug No potential, study Penstemon thompsoniae range in Clark county. woodlands on gravelly limestone banks and area is outside the var. jaegeri hillsides; 2,100 - 3,100 meters. known range of species. Parish's phacelia –/–/S/C Western Mojave desert in Clay or alkaline soils in playas, Mohavean Apr–Jul Potential, suitable Phacelia parishii northwestern San Bernardino County; desert scrub; 540–1,200 meters habitat present. Nevada Clokey Mountain sage –/–/S/C Southern Nevada endemic: Spring Bristlecone pine, mixed conifer, and pinyon- Jun-Sep No potential, study Mountains and Sheep Range in Clark juniper communities typically on shallow area is outside the Salvia dorrii clokeyi var. County. gravelly soils derived from limestone, known range of dolomites, and sandstone, along ridges and species. where bedrock outcrops occur; and in rocky slope drainages; 2,300 - 9,300 meters Clokey catchfly –/–/–/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains, Alpine and bristlecone pine communities on Jul-Aug No potential, study known on Mummy Mountain and along fell-fields, steep eastern drop-offs of high area is outside the Silene clokeyi the Charleston Peak ridge line. ridge lines, and gently sloping plateaus; known range of 3,800 - 3,800 meters. species. Charleston tansy –/–/–/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains. Alpine and bristlecone pine, on talus and Jul-Aug No potential, study Known on Mummy Mountain and scree slopes, rocky ridge lines and slopes, area is outside the Sphaeromeria compacta along the Charleston Peak ridge line. and rock outcrops; 3,600 - 4,000 meters. known range of species.

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Potential for Federal/State/ Occurrence in the Common Name Geographic Distribution/Floristic Blooming Biological Study Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Province Habitat Requirements Period Area

Charleston kittentails –/–/–/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains. Alpine, bristlecone pine, and mixed conifer Jun-Sep No potential, study Known to occur in upper Kyle and Lee forest in high elevation springs and seeps area is outside the Synthyris ranunculina Canyons, from the vicinity of Mummy and permanently damp areas; 2,800 - known range of Mountain, and on the ridgeline in the 3,900 meters species. vicinity of Griffith Peak. Un-named moss –/–/–/C Common West Coast species with the Occurs in the pinyon-juniper zone at Not No potential, Syntrichia princeps only two Nevada collections from the approximately 1,600 meters. applicable suitable habitat is Spring and Virgin Mountains, Clark not present. County. Charleston grounddaisy –/–/S/C Southern Nevada endemic in the Bristlecone pine, mixed conifer, and pinyon- May-Aug No potential, study Spring Mountains, Sheep Mountains, juniper communities on shallow gravelly area is outside the Townsendia jonesii var. and Sunnyside, Nye County. soils along ridges, rocky outcrops, and known range of tumulosa slopes; 2,200 - 3,200 meters. species. Limestone violet –/–/–/C Southwestern desert endemic, found Mixed conifer forest and pinyon-juniper May-Jun No potential, study primarily in the Sheep Mountains. communities; 2,200 - 3,200 meters. area is outside the Viola purpurea var. known range of charlestonensis species. a Status explanations: Federal – = no listing. Nevada State FP = Fully protected by the state of Nevada – = no listing. BLM S = plant species that are not on federal or state lists as endangered, threatened, candidate, or proposed, but are designated by the BLM State Director for special management consideration – = no listing. HCP C = species listed as ―Covered‖ by the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan – = no listing.

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Table 3. Special-status Wildlife Species with Potential to Occur in the Vicinity of the DesertXpress Project: California

Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area Invertebrates

Shoshone cave --/--/S/NE Known only from Shoshone cave in the Occurs in and around wood debris in the No potential. The whip-scorpion northern Mojave desert warmer, humid regions of Shoshone cave. project study area is Hubbardia outside of known (Trithyreus) range for this species. shoshonensis Fish

Amargosa River --/SSC/S/NE Found only in the Amargosa river in Death Occurs in both pools and fast-moving areas No potential. Suitable pupfish Valley National Park, Inyo County. of the river, with a fine silt, mud, and clay habitat does not occur Cyprinodon substrate. in the project study nevadensis area and is outside the amargosae known range of this species. Saratoga springs --/SSC/--/-- Found in three open water ponds fed by Found in open water ponds surrounded by No potential. Suitable pupfish Saratoga springs near the southern boundary hydrophytic vegetation. habitat does not occur Cyprinodon of Death Valley National Park, Inyo County. in the project study nevadensis area. nevadensis Shoshone pupfish --/SSC/--/NE Historically occurred in Shoshone spring and Open water pond surrounded by hydrophytic No potential. Suitable Cyprinodon its outlet creek; its range is now restricted to a vegetation. habitat does not occur nevadensis pond near the creek and occasionally in in the project study shoshone portions of the heavily modified outlet creek. area. Mohave tui chub E/E/--/W Historically occurred in the Mojave River, Found in deep pools and slough areas in the Potential. Suitable Gila bicolor natural populations found also in Soda Spring Mojave River, also in relatively deep ponds habitat occurs in the mohavensis at the Desert Studies Center, near Baker, that allow fish access to cool water. Often Mojave River. California. Has been introduced into Lark Seep found in association with aquatic ditchgrass at the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Center, (Ruppia maritima). Camp Cady, and at the California Desert Information Center in Barstow.

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Arroyo chub --/SSC/--/-- Although native to the Los Angeles, San Habitat generalists but prefer sand or mud Potential. Suitable Gila orcutti Gabriel, San Luis Rey, Santa Ana, and Santa bottoms in cool, clear water with abundant habitat occurs in the Margarita rivers (as well as their tributaries), vegetation. Mojave River. they have been successfully introduced into the Santa Ynez, Santa Maria, Cuyama, and Mojave river systems. Amargosa Canyon --/SSC/S/NE Found in the Armargosa river, Willow creek, Prefers relatively deep pools with slow- No potential. Suitable Speckled Dace and Willow reservoir in southern Inyo County. moving water. habitat does not occur Rhinichthys osculus in the project study area. Amphibians

Inyo Mountains --/SSC/S/NE Inyo mountains, Inyo County, from around Found in isolated spring and stream areas No potential. Suitable slender salamander 1,800-8,600 feet below the pinyon-juniper belt, under stones habitat does not occur Batrachoseps and in crevices near water, surrounding in the project study campi slopes are arid area. Black toad --/T, FP/--/NE Deep Springs Valley, between Inyo and White Found in springs, water courses, wet No potential. Suitable Bufo exsul Mtns., Inyo County, at around 5,000 feet meadows, and marshes of grass, sedge, habitat does not occur dwarf bulrush and watercress. Highly aquatic in the project study but found up to 40 feet from nearest water. area. California red- T/SSC/--/-- Found along the coast and coastal mountain Permanent and semi permanent aquatic No potential. Suitable legged frog ranges of California from Marin County to San habitats, such as creeks and cold-water habitat does not occur Rana aurora Diego County and in the Sierra Nevada from ponds, with emergent and submergent in the project study draytoni Tehama County to Fresno County. vegetation. May estivate in rodent burrows or area. cracks during dry periods. Reptiles

Southwestern pond --/SSC/S/W Occurs along the central coast of California Woodlands, grasslands, and open forests; Potential. Suitable turtle east to the Sierra Nevada and along the aquatic habitats, such as ponds, marshes, or habitat occurs in the Clemmys southern California coast inland to the Mojave streams, with rocky or muddy bottoms and Mojave River. marmorata pallida and Sonora Deserts; range overlaps with that vegetation for cover and food of the northwestern pond turtle throughout the Delta and in the Central Valley

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Desert tortoise T/T/--/W, NE Southern California deserts in Inyo, San Desert areas from 300 to 900 feet with sandy Potential. Suitable Bernardino, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San loam to gravelly soils for digging dens; favors habitat occurs Gopherus agassizii Diego, and Imperial Counties creosote and cactus scrub habitats with high throughout the project densities of annual blooms in spring for study area in native feeding vegetation. Panamint alligator --/SSC/S/W, NE Found in the Panamint Mountains, the White Inhabits desert riparian areas and rocky No potential. The lizard Mountains, the Inyo Mountains, the Nelson canyons near seeps or springs, generally in project study area is Gerrhonotus Mountains, and the Cosos Mountains of Inyo association with creosote, sagebrush, and outside the known (=Elgaria) and Mono Counties pinyon-juniper habitats. range of this species. panamintinus Banded gila --/SSC/S/W, NE Eastern San Bernardino and Riverside Rocky areas in association with desert scrub Potential, suitable monster (population Counties and semi-desert grassland; found from 0- habitat occurs in the west of Colorado 3600 feet. rocky habitats of River) Eastern San Heloderma Bernardino County. suspectum cinctum San Diego horned --/SSC/S/W, NE Transverse and Peninsular Ranges from Occurs in a variety of habitats, from brush- Potential. Suitable lizard Ventura County through San Diego County lands to coniferous forests; requires open habitat occurs Phrynosoma areas for sunning between Victorville coronatum blainvillii and Barstow. Mojave fringe-toed --/SSC/S/W, NE Extreme northeastern Los Angeles, San Creosote bush scrub in areas of aeolian Potential. Suitable lizard Bernardino, western Riverside, and Inyo sand, typically no coarser than 0.75 mm in habitat occurs Uma scoparia counties diameter between Victorville and Barstow in dune habitat. Birds

American white --/SSC/--/W Historically, nested at large lakes throughout Freshwater lakes with islands for breeding; No potential. Suitable pelican California; only breeding colonies in the state inhabits river sloughs, freshwater marshes, nesting habitat does Pelecanus occur at lower Klamath National Wildlife salt ponds, and coastal bays during the rest not occur in the project erythrorhynchos Refuge, Siskiyou County, and at Clear Lake, of the year study area and is (nesting colony) Modoc County; winters along the California outside the known coast from southern Sonoma County to Baja. range of this species.

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Double-crested --/SSC/--/W Winters along the entire California coast and Rocky coastlines, beaches, inland ponds, No potential. Suitable cormorant inland over the Coast Ranges into the Central and lakes; needs open water for foraging, nesting habitat does Phalacrocorax Valley from Tehama County to Fresno County; and nests in riparian forests or on protected not occur in the project auritus (rookery a permanent resident along the coast from islands, usually in snags study area. site) Monterey County to San Diego County, along the Colorado River, Imperial, Riverside, Kern and King Counties, and the islands off San Francisco; breeds in Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, Shasta, Plumas, and Mono Counties; also breeds in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Yolo and Sacramento Counties Western least --/SSC/--/NE Permanent residents along the Colorado River Marshes and along pond edges, where tules No potential. Suitable bittern and Salton Sea and in isolated areas in and rushes can provide cover; nests are built nesting habitat does Ixobrychus exilis Imperial, San Diego, and Los Angeles low in the tules over the water not occur in the project hesperis (nesting) Counties; summers at Tulare Lake and parts of study area. Fresno, Merced, Madera, Siskiyou, and Modoc Counties; and in marshlands of Yolo, Sutter White-faced ibis --/SSC/--/NE Both resident and winter populations on the Prefers freshwater marshes with tules, No potential. Suitable Plegadis chihi Salton Sea and in isolated areas in Imperial, cattails, and rushes, but may nest in trees nesting habitat does (rookery site) San Diego, Ventura, and Fresno Counties; and forage in flooded agricultural fields, not occur in the project breeds at Honey Lake, Lassen County, at especially flooded rice fields study area. Mendota Wildlife Management Area, Fresno County, and near Woodland, Yolo County. Northern harrier --/SSC/--/W, NE Occurs throughout lowland California. Has Grasslands, meadows, marshes, and No potential. Suitable Circus cyaneus been recorded in fall at high elevations seasonal and agricultural wetlands nesting habitat does not occur in the project study area. Golden eagle PR/SSC,FP/--/NE Foothills and mountains throughout California. Nest on cliffs and escarpments or in tall trees Potential. Suitable Aquila chrysaetos Uncommon nonbreeding visitor to lowlands overlooking open country. Forages in annual nesting habitat occurs such as the Central Valley grasslands, chaparral, and oak woodlands in areas containing with plentiful medium and large-sized cliffs and rocky mammals outcrops.

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Bald eagle T/E/--/W Nests in Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, In western North America, nests and roosts in No potential. Suitable Haliaeetus Lassen, Plumas, Butte, Tehama, Lake, and coniferous forests within 1 mile of a lake, nesting habitat does leucocephalus Mendocino Counties and in the Lake Tahoe reservoir, stream, or the ocean not occur in the project Basin. Reintroduced into central coast. Winter study area. range includes the rest of California, except the southeastern deserts, very high altitudes in the Sierra Nevada, and east of the Sierra Nevada south of Mono County Sharp-shinned --/SSC/--/W Permanent resident in the Sierra Nevada, Dense canopy ponderosa pine or mixed- No potential. Suitable hawk Cascade, Klamath, and north Coast Ranges at conifer forest and riparian habitats nesting habitat does Accipiter striatus mid elevations and along the coast in Marin, not occur in the project San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and study area. Monterey Counties. Winters over the rest of the state except at very high elevations Cooper’s hawk --/SSC/--/W, NE Throughout California except high altitudes in Nests in a wide variety of habitat types, from Potential. Suitable Accipiter cooperii the Sierra Nevada. Winters in the Central riparian woodlands and digger pine-oak nesting habitat occurs Valley, southeastern desert regions, and plains woodlands through mixed conifer forests in the riparian forest east of the Cascade Range within the project study area. Swainson’s hawk --/T/--/W, NE Lower Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, Nests in oaks or cottonwoods in or near Potential. Suitable Buteo swainsoni the Klamath Basin, and Butte Valley. Highest riparian habitats. Forages in grasslands, nesting habitat occurs nesting densities occur near Davis and irrigated pastures, and grain fields in the riparian forest Woodland, Yolo County within the project study area. Ferruginous hawk --/SSC/--/W, NE Does not nest in California; winter visitor along Open terrain in plains and foothills where No potential. This Buteo regalis the coast from Sonoma County to San Diego ground squirrels and other prey are available species does not nest County, east-ward to the Sierra Nevada in California. foothills and south-eastern deserts, the Inyo- White Mountains, the plains east of the Cascade Range, and Siskiyou County

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Prairie falcon --/SSC/--/NE Permanent resident in the south Coast, Nests on cliffs or escarpments, usually Potential. Suitable Falco mexicanus Transverse, Peninsular, and northern Cascade overlooking dry, open terrain or uplands nesting habitat occurs Ranges, the southeastern deserts, Inyo-White in areas containing Mountains, foothills surrounding the Central cliffs and rocky Valley, and in the Sierra Nevada in Modoc, outcrops. Lassen, and Plumas Counties. Winters in the Central Valley, along the coast from Santa Barbara County to San Diego County, and in Marin, Sonoma, Humboldt, Del Norte, and Inyo Counties Yuma clapper rail E/E/--/W Permanent resident in the Salton Sea and Freshwater marshes and brackish marshes; No potential. Suitable Rallus longirostris along the Colorado River in San Bernardino, requires regenerating marsh for foraging and nesting habitat does yumanensis Riverside, and Imperial Counties mature cattail and bulrush for nesting not occur in the project study area. Mountain plover PT/SSC/--/W Does not breed in California; in winter, found in Occupies open plains or rolling hills with short No potential. This Charadrius the Central Valley south of Yuba County, along grasses or very sparse vegetation; nearby species does not nest montanus the coast in parts of San Luis Obispo, Santa bodies of water are not needed; may use in California. Barbara, Ventura, and San Diego Counties; newly plowed or sprouting grain fields parts of Imperial, Riverside, Kern, and Los Angeles Counties Western snowy --/SSC/--/W, NE Nests at inland lakes throughout northeastern, Barren to sparsely vegetated ground at Potential. Suitable plover (inland central, and southern California, including alkaline or saline lakes, reservoirs, ponds and nesting habitat occurs population) Mono Lake and Salton Sea riverine sand bars; also along sewage, salt- near several alkaline Charadrius evaporation, and agricultural waste-water lakes within the project alexandrinus ponds study area. nivosus Long-billed curlew --/SSC/--/W Nests in northeastern California in Modoc, Nests in high-elevation grasslands adjacent No potential. Suitable Numenius Siskiyou, and Lassen Counties. Winters along to lakes or marshes. During migration and in nesting habitat does americanus the coast and in interior valleys west of Sierra winter; frequents coastal beaches and not occur in the project Nevada mudflats and interior grasslands and study area. agricultural fields

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

California gull --/SSC/--/W Winters along the Pacific coast from British Forages in a variety of habitats, including No potential. Suitable Larus californicus Columbia to Mexico; in the interior of beaches, mudflats, freshwater and alkali nesting habitat does (nesting colony) California, it frequents the Sacramento River marshes, rivers, lakes, and urban areas; not occur in the project Delta and Central Valley, the plains east of the nests colonially on islands isolated from study area. Cascade Range, northern Plumas County and mainland predators southwestern Mono County. A small nesting colony has also become established along the southern shores of the Salton Sea in Imperial and Riverside Counties Western yellow- --/E/--/W, NE Nests along the upper Sacramento, lower Wide, dense riparian forests with a thick No potential. Suitable billed cuckoo Feather, south fork of the Kern, Amargosa, understory of willows for nesting; sites with a nesting habitat was Coccyzus Santa Ana, and Colorado Rivers dominant cottonwood overstory are preferred determined not to americanus for foraging; may avoid valley-oak riparian occur in the riparian occidentalis habitats where scrub jays are abundant forest within the project study area.

Western burrowing --/SSC/S/W, NE Lowlands throughout California, including the Level, open, dry, heavily grazed or low Potential. Suitable owl Central Valley, northeastern plateau, stature grassland or desert vegetation with nesting habitat occurs Athene cunicularia southeastern deserts, and coastal areas. Rare available burrows throughout the project hypugea along south coast study area. Long-eared owl --/SSC/--/W, NE Permanent resident east of the Cascade Nests in abandoned crow, hawk, or magpie Potential. Suitable Asio otus Range from Placer County north to the Oregon nests, usually in dense riparian stands of nesting habitat occurs border, east of the Sierra Nevada from Alpine willows, cottonwoods, live oaks, or conifers in the riparian forest County to Inyo County. Scattered breeding and scrub within the populations along the coast and in project study area. southeastern California. Winters throughout the Central Valley and southeastern California Vaux’s swift --/SSC/--/W Coastal belt from Del Norte County south to Nests in hollow, burned-out tree trunks in No potential. Suitable Chaetura vauxi Santa Cruz County and in mid elevation forests large conifers nesting habitat does of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range not occur in the project study area.. Brown-crested --/SSC/--/W, NE Known to nest in California along the Colorado Breeds in cottonwood and/or willow riparian Potential. Suitable flycatcher and Mojave rivers as well as a few other forests dominated by large trees. Has been nesting habitat occurs Myiarchus localities scattered in the southern deserts known to nest in residential areas with large in the riparian forest tyrannulus trees near the Colorado river. Nests in tree within the project cavities made by excavating species such as study area. woodpeckers.

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Vermilion flycatcher --/SSC/--/ W, NE A rare, year-long resident along the Lower Nests in desert riparian habitats dominated Potential. Suitable Pyrocephalus Colorado River, especially near Blythe, by cottonwood, willow, and mesquite trees nesting habitat occurs rubinus (nesting) Riverside County. A few breed at Morongo adjacent to open areas in the riparian forest Valley and the Mojave Narrows, San and scrub within the Bernardino County project study area. Southwestern E/E/--/W, NE Breeds in coastal southern California in the Densely vegetated riparian habitat with Potential. Suitable willow flycatcher Los Angeles Basin, the San streamside associations of cottonwoods and nesting habitat occurs Empidonax traillii Bernardino/Riverside area, and San Diego willows in the riparian forest extimus County; no longer breeds along the Colorado and scrub within the River and is known to exist only in eight widely project study area. disjunct nesting populations Bank swallow --/T/--/W Occurs along the Sacramento River from Nests in bluffs or banks, usually adjacent to No potential. Suitable Riparia riparia Tahama County to Sacramento County, along water, where the soil consists of sand or nesting habitat does the Feather and lower American Rivers, in the sandy loam not occur in the project Owens Valley; and in the plains east of the study area. Cascade Range in Modoc, Lassen, and northern Siskiyou Counties. Small populations near the coast from San Francisco County to Monterey County. Deemed extirpated from southern California Le Conte’s thrasher --/SSC/--/W, NE Resident of the deserts of southern California Occurs in desert scrub habitats, open Potential. Suitable Toxostoma lecontei from Inyo County south to the Mexican border washes, and in Joshua tree habitat nesting habitat occurs throughout the project study area. Bendire’s thrasher --/SSC/S/W, NE Breeding distribution occurs exclusively in the Habitat in the California portion of the Mojave Potential. Suitable Toxostoma bendirei Mojave Desert is characterized by Joshua trees and/or other nesting habitat occurs yucca spp. and cholla cactus. in the Joshua tree woodland within the project study area. Crissale thrasher --/SSC/--/NE Occurs throughout southeastern deserts but Inhabits the dense understory of desert Potential. Suitable Toxostoma crissale most common along the Lower Colorado river riparian and desert wash habitats. In the nesting habitat occurs (=dorsale) eastern Mojave Desert of San Bernardino in desert washes and Inyo counties, occurs in shrubs of within the project washes in pinyon-juniper habitats study area.

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Loggerhead shrike --/SSC/--/W Resident and winter visitor in lowlands and Prefers open habitats with scattered shrubs, Potential. Suitable Lanius ludovicianus foothills throughout California. Rare on coastal trees, posts, fences, utility lines, or other nesting habitat occurs slope north of Mendocino County, occurring perches throughout the project only in winter study area. Gray vireo --/SC/S/W, NE Summer resident throughout the mountains of Breeds in arid, shrub covered slopes with Potential. Suitable Vireo vicinior the southeastern deserts from 600-2,000 m moderate cover and small trees including nesting habitat occurs (nesting) including the northeastern slopes of the San oaks, pinyon pine, and juniper in desert scrub Bernardino Mountains, the San Jacinto habitats within the Mountains, and the southern slopes of the project study area. Laguna Mountains Least Bell’s vireo E/E/--/W, NE Small populations remain in southern Inyo, Riparian thickets either near water or in dry Potential. Suitable Vireo bellii pusillus southern San Bernardino, Riverside, San portions of river bottoms; nests along margins nesting habitat occurs Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, and of bushes and forages low to the ground; in the riparian forest Santa Barbara Counties may also be found using mesquite and arrow and scrub within the weed in desert canyons project study area. Hepatic tanager --/SSC/--/W, NE Breeds in the mountain ranges of eastern San Often found in mixed montane woodlands in No potential. Suitable Piranga flava Bernardino County association with oak and pine trees, but also nesting habitat does observed breeding in arid coniferous not occur in the project woodland. study area. Summer tanager --/SSC/--/W, NE Along the Colorado river valley and in Breeds in mature, desert riparian habitats Potential. Suitable Piranga rubra scattered locations inland in the desert, dominated by cottonwood and willow nesting habitat occurs (nesting) including northeastern Los Angeles county in the riparian forest within the project study area. Yellow-breasted --/SSC/--/W, NE Nests locally in coastal mountains and Sierra Nests in dense riparian habitats dominated Potential. Suitable chat Nevada foothills, east of the Cascades in by willows, alders, Oregon ash, tall weeds, nesting habitat occurs Icteria virens northern California, along the Colorado river, blackberry vines, and grapevines in the riparian forest and very locally inland in southern California within the project study area. Yellow warbler --/SSC/--/W, NE Nests over all of California except the Central Nests in riparian areas dominated by willows, Potential. Suitable Dendroica petechia Valley, the Mojave Desert region, and high cottonwoods, sycamores, or alders or in nesting habitat occurs brewsteri (nesting) altitudes and the eastern side of the Sierra mature chaparral; may also use oaks, in the riparian forest Nevada. Winters along the Colorado River conifers, and urban areas near stream within the project and in parts of Imperial and Riverside courses study area. Counties. Two small permanent populations in San Diego and Santa Barbara Counties

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Virginia’s warbler --/SSC/--/W, NE Five breeding populations in California: one on Desert mountains with open stands of pinyon No potential. Suitable Vermivora virginiae the border of Mono and Inyo Counties and four pine and white fir; scattered shrubs required nesting habitat does in San Bernardino County for cover on the ground not occur in the project study area. Inyo California T/E/--/W, NE Restricted to a 95-square-mile area of the Nests in dense stands of riparian vegetation, No potential. Suitable towhee Mojave Desert west of Death Valley, Inyo especially arroyo willow and desert olive; nesting habitat does Pipilo crissalis County forages in sparsely vegetated desert scrub not occur in the project cromophilus study area. California gray- --/SSC/--/W,NE Nests in the White Mountains, Grapevine Observed breeding in association with pinyon No potential. Suitable headed junco Mountains, and Clark Mountain of San pine and juniper woodlands nesting habitat does Junco hyemalis Bernardino County not occur in the project caniceps (nesting) study area. Tricolored blackbird --/SSC/S/W, NE Permanent resident in the Central Valley from Nests in dense colonies in emergent marsh No potential. Suitable Agelaius tricolor Butte County to Kern County. Breeds at vegetation, such as tules and cattails, or nesting habitat does scattered coastal locations from Marin County upland sites with blackberries, nettles, not occur in the project south to San Diego County; and at scattered thistles, and grain fields. Habitat must be study area. locations in Lake, Sonoma, and Solano large enough to support 50 pairs. Probably Counties. Rare nester in Siskiyou, Modoc, and requires water at or near the nesting colony Lassen Counties Mammals Bats

Pallid bat --/SSC/S/W, NE Occurs throughout California except the high Occurs in a variety of habitats from desert to Potential. Suitable Antrozous pallidus Sierra from Shasta to Kern County and the coniferous forest. Most closely associated habitat occurs in the northwest coast, primarily at lower and mid with oak, yellow pine, redwood, and giant desert scrub habitats elevations sequoia habitats in northern California and within the project oak woodland, grassland, and desert scrub in study area. southern California. Relies heavily on trees for roosts Pacific Townsend’s --/SSC/S/W, NE Coastal regions from Del Norte County south Roosts in caves, tunnels, mines, and dark Potential. Suitable (=western) big- to Santa Barbara County attics of abandoned buildings. Very sensitive habitat occurs in the eared bat to disturbances and may abandon a roost desert scrub habitats Corynorhinus after one onsite visit within the project townsendii study area. townsendii

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Greater western --/SSC/--/W, NE Occurs along the western Sierra primarily at Found in a wide variety of habitats from Potential. Suitable mastiff bat low to mid elevations and widely distributed desert scrub to montane conifer. Roosts and habitat occurs in the Eumops perotis throughout the southern coast ranges. Recent breeds in deep, narrow rock crevices, but desert scrub habitats californicus surveys have detected the species north to the may also use crevices in trees, buildings, and within the project Oregon border tunnels study area. Spotted bat --/SSC/S/W, NE Occurs throughout eastern and southern Potential. Suitable Euderma maculata California, the central Sierra Nevada, and the Found in a wide variety of habitats from low roosting habitat occurs Sierra Nevada foothills bordering the San desert to high elevation coniferous forest, in areas containing Joaquin Valley. One recent record from primarily in areas associated with cliff and cliffs and rocky northern California in the Trinity Alps. Probably canyon habitat. Females may favor outcrops. occurs in other portions of the state where ponderosa pine forests during reproduction habitat is suitable Silver-haired bat --/SSC/--/-- Occurs along the coast and inland from Roosts in tree cavities, under bark, or in old Potential. Suitable Lasionycteris Monterey and Fresno northward into the snags in coniferous and deciduous forest. roosting habitat occurs noctivagans Pacific Northwest. Has been known to winter in Forages over water or in openings in the in riparian habitat. xeric areas of southern California and forest. southward into Mexico Hoary bat --/SSC/--/-- Occurs in wooded habitat throughout California Roosts under foliage in trees, in cavities, or No potential. Suitable Lasiurus cinereus except at higher elevations in the Sierra under bark in heavily forest areas of both habitat does not occur Nevada Mountain Range coniferous and deciduous woodland. in the project study area. California leaf- SC/SSC/S* Found throughout Imperial County and in the Potential. Suitable nosed bat eastern portions of San Bernardino, Riverside, Day roosts are usually large caves or deep roosting habitat occurs Lasiurus cinereus and San Diego mine tunnels with high ceilings and humid in areas containing conditions. cliffs and rocky outcrops. Western small- --/--/S/NE Occurs in the Sierra Nevada, south Coast, Potential. Suitable Open stands in forests and woodlands, as footed myotis Transverse, and Peninsular Ranges, and in habitat occurs in the well as shrub lands and desert scrub. Uses Myotis ciliolabrum the Great Basin desert scrub habitats caves, crevices, trees, and abandoned within the project buildings study area. Long-eared myotis --/--/S/NE Occurs throughout California except the Occurs primarily in high elevation coniferous No potential. The Myotis evotis southeastern deserts and the Central Valley forests, but also found in mixed project study area is hardwood/conifer, high desert, and humid outside the known coastal conifer habitats range of this species.

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Fringed myotis --/--/S/W, NE Occurs throughout California except the Found in a wide variety of habitats from low No potential. The Myotis thysanodes southeastern deserts and the Central Valley desert scrub to high elevation coniferous project study area is forests. Day and night roosts in caves, outside the known mines, trees, buildings, and rock crevices range of this species. Cave myotis --/SSC/S/-- Found in the Colorado River Valley and Typically roosts in caves, but may also use No potential. The Myotis velifer adjacent mountain ranges in San Bernardino, mines and buildings; hibernation and nursery project study area is Riverside, and Imperial Counties caves are relatively warm and humid with outside the known standing or running water. range of this species. Long-legged Found in the mountains of the Mojave Desert, No potential. Suitable Roost in abandoned buildings, mines, rock myotis central San Diego County, the Coast Ranges, habitat does not occur --/--/--/W crevices and trees in coniferous montane Myotis volans and the Tehachapi’s. in the project study forest habitats. area. Yuma myotis Common and widespread throughout most of Found in a wide variety of habitats from sea No potential. The Myotis yumanensis California except the Colorado and Mojave level to 11,000 ft., but uncommon above project study area is --/--/S/-- deserts 8,000 ft. Optimal habitat is open forests and outside the known woodlands near water bodies range of this species. Pocketed free-tailed Occurs in Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial Favors rocky desert areas with high cliffs or No potential. The bat Counties rock outcrops for roosts; roosts in crevices; project study area is --/SSC/--/W, NE Nyctinomops reproduces in crevices, caverns, or buildings outside the known femorosaccus range of this species. Rodents

Pallid San Diego --/SSC/-- San Diego County, Riverside County west of Occurs in arid coastal and desert habitats No potential. The pocket mouse Palm Springs, San Bernardino County from including coastal scrub, chaparral, chamise- project study area is Chaetodipus Cactus Flat and Oro Grande east to Twenty redshank, desert scrub, pinyon-juniper, and outside the known (=Perognathus) Nine-Palms annual grassland range of this species. fallax pallidus Mojave River vole --/SSC/--/W Mojave River near Victorville and Oro Grande, Weedy herbaceous growth in wet areas Potential. Suitable Microtus San Bernardino County along river habitat occurs along californicus the Mojave river. mohavensis Tehachapi pocket --/SSC/--/W Known only near Tehachapi Pass and Mount Annual grassland and desert scrub No potential. The mouse Pinos in Kern and Los Angeles Counties communities from 3,500 to 6,000 feet project study area is Perognathus outside the known alticola range of this species. inexpectatus

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area

Yellow-eared --/--/S/W Restricted to a single locality near Walker Pinyon-juniper, Joshua Tree and mixed No potential. The pocket mouse Pass, Kern County montane chaparral habitats project study area is Perognathus outside the known xanthonotus range of this species. Mohave ground --/T/--/W, NE Southwestern Inyo County, eastern Kern Saltbush, alkali desert, and creosote bush Potential. Suitable squirrel County, northwestern San Bernardino County, scrub at elevations from 1,800 to 5,000 feet habitat occurs in the Spermophilus and northeastern Los Angeles County desert scrub habitats mohavensis within the project study area. Argus Mountain --/--/--/W Observed on the western slopes of the Argus Creosote scrub, saltbush scrub, Joshua tree No potential. The Kangaroo Rat Mountains in Inyo County and juniper woodland habitats, generally on project study area is Dipodomys course sandy and gravelly soils. outside the known panamintinus range of this species. argusensis Mustelids

American badger –/SSC/--/-- Found throughout most of California except in Dig burrows in friable soils for cover. Potential. Suitable Taxidea taxidus the northern North Coast area. Suitable Frequently uses old burrows. habitat occurs habitat is characterized by herbaceous, shrub, throughout the project and open stages of most habitats with dry, study area. friable soils. Ungulates

Nelson’s (Desert) --/ FP/S/W, NE Desert mountain ranges from white mountains Pinyon-juniper, desert scrub and sagebrush Potential. Suitable bighorn sheep of Mono & Inyo Co. south to San Bernardino habitats habitat occurs in the Ovis canadensis Mtns and southeast to the Mexican border cliff areas within the nelsoni project study area.

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Common and Occurrence in Scientific Name Federal/State/BLM/HCPa California Distribution Habitats Project Study Area a Status explanations: Federal E = listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. T = listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. PE = proposed for federal listing as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. PT = proposed for federal listing as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. C = species for which USFWS has on file sufficient information on biological vulnerability and threat(s) to support issuance of a proposed rule to list, but issuance of the proposed rule is precluded. FS = U.S. Forest Service sensitive species (Region). -- = no listing. State E = listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. T = listed as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. FP = fully protected under the California Fish and Game Code. SSC = species of special concern in California. -- = no listing. BLM S = listed as sensitive by the Bureau of Land Management. -- = no listing. HCP W = species covered by the West Mojave Habitat Conservation Plan. NE = species covered by the Northern and Eastern Mojave Plan -- = no listing.

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Table 4. Special-status Wildlife Species with Potential to Occur in the Vicinity of the DesertXpress Project: Nevada

Common and Federal/State/ Occurrence in Project Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Nevada Distribution Habitats Study Area

Invertebrates

Gastropods

Spring Mountains --/--/S/C Endemic to southern Nevada, with Found in spring and seep habitats. No potential. Project study springsnail known occurrences at Willow and area is outside of species’ Pyrgulopsis Red Springs in Red Rock Canyon range. deaconi NCA, and Kiup Spring in the Spring Mountains.

Southern Nevada --/--/S/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains in Found in spring and seep habitats. No potential. Project study springsnail southern Nevada. Found only on area is outside of species’ Pyrgulopsis the eastern slopes of the Spring range. turbatrix Mountains.

Insects

Spring Mountains --/--/S/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains in Mixed conifer and pinyon-juniper; also found in sagebrush. No potential. Project study acastus southern Nevada. Larval host plants previously believed to be area is outside of species’ checkerspot Chrysothamnus, however, current research indicates range. Chlosyne acastus other species may be used. The nectar species is robusta believed to be Viguiera multiflora.

Dark blue butterfly --/--/S/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains in Mixed conifer and pinyon-juniper; also uses sagebrush No potential. Project study Euphilotes enoptes southern Nevada. and wet areas near springs. Larval host plants: Eriogonum area is outside of species’ ssp. umbellatum var. subaridum; known nectar species: E. range. umbellatum. Found at mid elevations (5,900 to 8,200 feet)

Morand’s --/--/S/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains in Primarily meadows within bristlecone pine; also occurs in No potential. Project study checkerspot southern Nevada. mixed conifer and pinyon-juniper forest. Larval host plants: area is outside of species’ butterfly Castilleja linearifolia and C. martinii var. clokeyi. Known range. Euphydryas anicia nectar species: Taraxacum officinale, Erysimum asperum. morandi

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Common and Federal/State/ Occurrence in Project Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Nevada Distribution Habitats Study Area

Spring Mountains --/--/S/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains in Primarily bristlecone pine; also occurs in mixed conifer, No potential. Project study comma skipper southern Nevada. pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, and wet areas near high- area is outside of species’ Hesperia comma elevation springs. Larval host plants: perennial range. mojavensis grasses/Carex, which are common in the Spring Mountains. Known nectar species: Cirsium sp., Chaenactis douglasii, Apocynum androsaemifolium, Chrysothamnus sp., Taraxacum officinale, Sarcostemma cynanchoides, Penstemon palmeri, Erysimum asperum.

Spring Mountains --/--/S/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains in Open stands and meadows, primarily in bristlecone pine No potential. Project study icarioides blue southern Nevada. and mixed conifer; also uses pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, area is outside of species’ Icaricia icarioides and wet areas near high-elevation springs. Larval host range. austinorum plants: Lupinus argenteus. Known nectar species: Eriogonum umbellatum, Chaenactis douglasii, Potentilla sp., Lupinus sp., Linum lewisii, Melilotus albus, Erigeron sp., Senecio douglasii.

Mount Charleston --/--/--/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains in Primarily bristlecone pine, but also in mixed conifer No potential. Project study blue butterfly southern Nevada. between 6,000 and 8,000 ft. Known larval host species: area is outside of species’ Icaricia shasta Astragalus calycosus var. mancus, which prefers shallow range. charlestonensis rocky soils. Nectar plants: Hymenoxys lemmonii, Aster sp., and Eriogonum sp.

Nevada admiral --/--/S/C Endemic to southern Nevada, Primarily bristlecone pine, but also mixed conifer, pinyon- No potential. Project study Limenitus specifically the Spring and Sheep juniper, and wet areas near high-elevation springs. Larval area is outside of species’ weidemeyerii Mountains host plants: Populus tremuloides, Salix sp., Prunus range. nevadae virginiana, and Amelanchier utahensis, and possibly Populus angustifolia and/or P. fremontii. Nectar species: Eriodictyon angustifolium, Cirsium sp., Clematis ligusticifolia, Marrubium vulgare

Carole’s silverspot --/--/S/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains in Primarily bristlecone pine; also occurs in mixed conifer, No potential. Project study butterfly southern Nevada pinyon-juniper, and sagebrush. Larval host plants: Viola area is outside of species’ Speyeria zerene purpurea var. charlestonensis. Known nectar species: range. carolae Cirsium arizonicum, Erysimum asperum, Apocynum androsaemifolium, Rosa woodsii, Angelica scabrida, Chaenactis sp., Lupinus sp.

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Common and Federal/State/ Occurrence in Project Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Nevada Distribution Habitats Study Area

Vertebrates

Amphibians

Arizona toad --/--/S/E Along the Virgin and Muddy Rivers, Inhabits a range of habitats including riparian washes, No potential. Project study Bufo microscaphus Meadow Valley Wash, and the rocky streams, basins, agricultural, and urban areas up to area is outside of species’ microscaphus Colorado River to Hoover Dam. 6,000 ft. They burrow in loose gravelly areas or sandy range. banks and range up to 500 ft from water.

Relict leopard frog --/--/--/C Endemic to Clark County. Clark Desert riparian habitat along permanent streams, No potential. Project study Rana onca County populations remain within tributaries, and springs and other water impoundments up area is outside of species’ small areas on National Park to 2,500 ft elevation. range. Service Lands, in the Rogers/Blue Point Springs area south of Overton, and in springs in Black Canyon below Hoover Dam.

Reptiles

Banded gecko --/--/--/C Endemic to the southwestern Inhabits blackbrush, Mojave desert scrub, mesquite, and Potential. Suitable habitat Coleonyx deserts, found in southern Nevada; catclaw acacia habitats. Less commonly found in pinyon- occurs throughout project variegatus widespread throughout Clark juniper, sagebrush, and desert riparian habitats. Rocks, study area outside of urban County. crevices, fallen logs, limbs, and rubbish piles provide areas. shelter.

Great Basin --/--/--/C Endemic to the Great Basin and Found in Mojave desert scrub, salt desert scrub, Potential. Suitable habitat collared lizard southwestern deserts, found in mesquite, catclaw acacia, desert riparian, blackbrush, occurs throughout project Crotaphytus western and southern Nevada; sagebrush, and pinyon-juniper habitats in rocky terrain: study area outside of urban insularis bicinctores widespread throughout Clark arroyos, hill slopes, washes with sparse vegetative cover, areas. County. up to 7,500 ft.

Desert iguana --/--/--/C Found in the southwestern deserts Mojave desert scrub flats with sandy hummocks, Potential. Suitable habitat Dipsosaurus south into Mexico. Species is found mesquite, and salt desert scrub habitats are most occurs throughout project dorsalis in southern Nevada; widespread common, but also found in rocky stream beds, on bajadas, study area outside of urban throughout Clark County. and in rocky hilly areas below 5,000 feet. areas.

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Common and Federal/State/ Occurrence in Project Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Nevada Distribution Habitats Study Area

Western red-tailed --/--/--/C Found in southern Nevada in Inhabits pinyon-juniper and riparian habitat including No potential. Project study skink isolated montane populations canyon bottoms near water. Less common in higher- area is outside of species’ Eumeces gilberti (Spring, Sheep, and Newberry elevation habitats including mixed conifer, sagebrush, range. rubricaudatus Mountains) as well as in the eastern blackbrush, mesquite, catclaw acacia, and desert riparian Mojave Desert in limited montane habitats in rocky areas or where logs or leaf cover are habitats. proximate to permanent or intermittent streams.

Large-spotted --/--/--/C Endemic to the Great Basin and Primarily inhabits Mojave desert scrub and salt desert Potential. Suitable habitat leopard lizard southwestern deserts, widespread scrub, but also occurs in blackbrush, sagebrush, and occurs throughout project Gambelia wislizenii throughout Clark County. pinyon-juniper habitats. Prefers hardpan, gravelly, or study area outside of urban wislizenii sandy open ground where vegetation is sparse or in small areas. clumps; below 6,000 ft.

Desert tortoise T/P/--/C Endemic to the Mojave desert, found Desert areas from 300 to 4500 feet with sandy loam to Potential. Suitable habitat Gopherus agassizii in lowland desert habitat in Clark gravelly soils for digging dens; favors creosote and cactus occurs throughout project County. scrub habitats with high densities of annual blooms in study area outside of urban spring for feeding areas.

Banded gila --/--/S/E Found in the eastern Mojave and Rocky areas in association with desert scrub and semi- Potential. Suitable habitat monster (population northern Sonoran deserts, with desert grassland; found from 0-3600 feet. occurs where project study west of Colorado historical records occurring in Clark area crosses lower mountain River) and Lincoln Counties. passes. Heloderma suspectum cinctum

Western chuckwalla --/--/--/C Endemic to the Mojave and Sonoran Found within desert scrub including Mojave desert scrub, Potential. Suitable habitat Sauromalus obesus deserts, found in southern Nevada; blackbrush, salt desert scrub, mesquite, and catclaw occurs where project study obesus widespread throughout Clark acacia on areas with rocky cover or boulder outcrops area crosses lower mountain County. typically on slopes and open flats below 6,100 ft. passes.

Sidewinder --/--/--/C Endemic to the Mojave desert, found Mojave desert scrub, mesquite, catclaw acacia, and salt Potential. Suitable habitat Crotalus cerastes in southern Nevada; widespread desert scrub habitats are most common, but also found in occurs throughout project throughout Clark County. rocky stream beds, on bajadas, hardpan, barren dunes, study area outside of urban and in rocky areas below 5,500 ft elevation. areas.

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Common and Federal/State/ Occurrence in Project Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Nevada Distribution Habitats Study Area

Speckled --/--/--/C Endemic to the Mojave and Sonoran Pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, Mojave desert scrub, and Potential. Suitable habitat rattlesnake deserts, found in southern Nevada; blackbrush habitats up to 7,800 ft. Primarily found in rocky occurs throughout project Crotalus mitchelli widespread throughout Clark terrain on outcrops and boulders, but will also occupy study area outside of urban County. loose soil and sand. areas.

Mojave green --/--/--/C Found in the Mojave and Sonoran Mojave desert scrub and blackbrush flats Potential. Suitable habitat rattlesnake deserts south into central Mexico. occurs throughout project Crotalus scutulatus Species is found in southern study area outside of urban scutulatus Nevada; widespread throughout areas. Clark County.

Glossy snake --/--/--/C Endemic to the southwestern Mojave desert scrub and salt desert scrub habitats with Potential. Suitable habitat Arizona elegans deserts, found in southern Nevada; open sandy surface, scattered brush, and rocky areas; occurs throughout project widespread throughout Clark extending into grasslands and pinyon-juniper habitats to study area outside of urban County. 7,000 ft. areas.

Common king --/--/--/C Found in southern Nevada, Wide ranging, most commonly found in Mojave desert Potential. Suitable habitat snake throughout Clark County. scrub and salt desert habitats in the vicinity of rock occurs throughout project Lampropeltis outcrops or clumps of vegetation; can range up to 7,000 ft study area outside of urban getulus californiae areas.

Western leaf-nosed --/--/--/C Found in southern Nevada, Mojave desert scrub and salt desert scrub habitats in Potential. Suitable habitat snake throughout Clark County. rocky areas and sandy flats. occurs throughout project Phyllorhynchus study area outside of urban decurtatus areas.

Western long- --/--/--/C Found throughout Nevada, except in Mojave desert scrub and salt desert scrub with open Potential. Suitable habitat nosed snake the extreme northern regions of the sandy surface, scattered brush, and in rocky areas below occurs throughout project Rhinocheilus state. 5,000 ft. study area outside of urban lecontei lecontei areas.

Sonoran lyre snake --/--/--/C Found in the eastern Mojave and Rocky areas in Mojave desert scrub, pinyon-juniper, and Potential. Suitable habitat Trimorphodon Sonoran deserts, in the mixed conifer habitat in lowlands, mesas, and lower occurs where project study biscutatus lambda southernmost region of Nevada. mountain slopes up to 7,400 ft. area crosses lower mountain passes.

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Common and Federal/State/ Occurrence in Project Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Nevada Distribution Habitats Study Area

Birds

American peregrine --/P/S/C Known to occur in the Spring Inhabit mixed conifer, pinyon-juniper, sagebrush, lowland Potential. Suitable habitat falcon Mountains, Logandale, Overton riparian, and grassland habitats, as well as agricultural occurs where project study State Wildlife Management Area, and urban areas. Nests in rocky areas, cliffs, and on man- area crosses lower mountain Newberry Mountains, Desert made structures. passes. National Wildlife Range, Black Mountains, Mormon Farm, Henderson, Lake Mead, and Black Canyon.

Western yellow- --/P/--/C Habitat occurs along the Virgin, Wide, dense riparian forests with a thick understory of No potential. No suitable billed cuckoo Muddy, and Colorado River willows for nesting; sites with a dominant cottonwood habitat in project study area. Coccyzus systems, Las Vegas Valley Wash, overstory are preferred for foraging; may avoid valley-oak americanus and Corn Creek. riparian habitats where scrub jays are abundant occidentalis

Vermilion flycatcher --/--/--/C Resident along the Colorado River, Nests in desert riparian habitats dominated by No potential. No suitable Pyrocephalus Virgin River system, and desert cottonwood, willow, and mesquite trees adjacent to open habitat in project study area. rubinus (nesting) oases. Winters in desert scrub. areas

Southwestern E/P/S/C Southern Nevada, southern Densely vegetated riparian habitat with streamside No potential. No suitable willow flycatcher California, Arizona, New Mexico, associations of cottonwoods and willows habitat in project study area. Empidonax traillii southern Utah, western Texas, extimus northwestern Mexico, and southwestern Colorado.

Blue grosbeak -- / -- / -- /C Habitat for this species occurs along Occurs in desert riparian, grassland habitats, agricultural Potential. Potential habitat Guiraca caerulea the Virgin, Muddy, and Colorado and urban areas. They are primarily found in riparian may occur where project River systems and Las Vegas Valley habitat, such as thickets of willow, young cottonwood, study area crosses larger Wash. arrowweed, tamarisk along watercourses or oases and washes. forage in adjacent openings, grasslands, and croplands.

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Common and Federal/State/ Occurrence in Project Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Nevada Distribution Habitats Study Area

Phainopepla --/--/--/C Resident in the Mojave region of Found in lowland riparian and mesquite and catclaw Potential. Potential habitat Phainopepla nitens southern Nevada. acacia habitats, as well as agricultural fields. In deserts may occur where project they are found primarily in washes, riparian areas, and study area crosses larger other habitats that support brushy growth of mesquite, washes. catclaw, ironwood, and palo verde. Often in association with mistletoe.

Summer Tanager --/--/--/C Found throughout the southwestern Found in desert riparian habitat, particularly mature No potential. No suitable Piranga rubra United States into Mexico. cottonwood-willow associations along streams. habitat in project study area.

Arizona Bell’s vireo --/--/--/C The Arizona subspecies occurs Riparian thickets either near water or in dry portions of No potential. No suitable Vireo bellii pusillus along the Colorado River and in river bottoms; nests along margins of bushes and forages habitat in project study area. riparian and mesic habitats in low to the ground; may also be found using mesquite and southern Arizona and northern arrow weed in desert canyons Mexico.

Summer tanager --/--/--/C Rare yearlong resident along the Breeds in mature, desert riparian habitats dominated by No potential. No suitable Piranga rubra Colorado River, Virgin River system, cottonwood and willow. May also be found in mesquite, habitat in project study area. (nesting) and desert oases. Winter resident in catclaw acacia habitats adjacent to mesic areas including desert scrub, permanent resident in irrigated fields, ditches, and pastures riparian areas.

Mammals

Bats

Silver-haired bat --/--/--/C Occurs from northern Mexico Roosts in tree cavities, under bark, or in old snags in No potential. No suitable Lasionycteris throughout the U.S. to southern coniferous and deciduous forest. Forages over water or in habitat in project study area. noctivagans Canada, with a wide distribution openings in the forest. throughout Nevada.

Long-eared myotis --/SS/--/C Found throughout the state and is Occurs primarily in high elevation coniferous forests, but No potential. No suitable Myotis evotis thought to be fairly common in also found in mixed hardwood/conifer, high desert, and habitat in project study area. southern Nevada with the exception humid coastal conifer habitats of the extreme southern portion of the state.

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Common and Federal/State/ Occurrence in Project Scientific Name BLM/HCPa Nevada Distribution Habitats Study Area

Long-legged --/SS/--/C Found throughout Nevada with the Roost in abandoned buildings, mines, rock crevices and Potential. Suitable habitat myotis exception of the southeastern corner trees primarily in coniferous montane forest habitats. May occurs in Joshua tree Myotis volans of the state in low desert habitat. also use habitats such as ponderosa pine/mountain shrub, woodland. juniper, sagebrush, and sagebrush/perennial grassland.

Rodents

Palmer’s chipmunk --/--/--/C Endemic to the Spring Mountains Occurs in bristlecone pine, mixed conifer, and pinyon- No potential. Project study Tamias palmeri range of southern Nevada and is juniper habitats with rocky slopes or areas with free- area is outside of species’ found in a small, isolated area of the flowing water. range. Charleston Mountains a Status explanations: Federal E = listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. T = listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. -- = no listing. State P = protected by the state of Nevada. SS = special status species by the state of Nevada. -- = no listing. BLM S = listed as sensitive by the Bureau of Land Management. -- = no listing. HCP C = species listed as a ―Covered‖ species by the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan E = species listed as an ―Evaluation‖ species by the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan W = species listed as a ―Watch List‖ species by the Clark County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan -- = no listing.

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