Appendix D Special Status Species in Clallam County

List of Known Occurrences of Threatened and Endangered/Special-Status Plant Species in September 2004, Clallam County State Federal Historic Scientific Name Common Name Status Status Record Abronia umbellata ssp. acutalata Pink Sandverbena X SC H Agoseris elata Tall Agoseris S H Astragalus australis var. Cotton's Milk-Vetch T SC olympicus Astragalus microcystis Least Bladdery Milk- S Vetch Boschniakia hookeri Vancouver Ground-Cone R1 Bromus vulgaris var. eximius Columbia Brome R2 H Carex obtusata Blunt Sedge S Carex pauciflora Few-Flowered Sedge S Carex pluriflora Several-Flowered Sedge S Carex stylosa Long-Styled Sedge S Cimicifuga elata Tall Bugbane S SC Cochlearia officinalis Scurvygrass S Coptis aspleniifolia Spleenwort-Leaved S Goldthread Corallorhiza maculata var. Ozette Coral-Root T ozettensis Draba cana Lance-Leaved Draba S H Draba longipes Long-Stalked Draba T H Dryas drummondii Yellow Mountain-Avens S Erigeron aliceae Alice's Fleabane S Erythronium revolutum Pink Fawn-Lily S Gentiana douglasiana Swamp Gentian S Hedysarum occidentale Western Hedysarum S Lobelia dortmanna Water Lobelia T Lycopodiella inundata Bog Clubmoss S Microseris borealis Northern Microseris S Montia diffusa Branching Montia S Opuntia fragilis Brittle Prickly-Pear R1 Oxalis suksdorfii Western Yellow Oxalis T Oxytropis borealis var. viscida Sticky Crazyweed S Phyllospadix torreyi Torrey's Surf-Grass R1 H Plantago macrocarpa Plantain S

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Poa laxiflora Loose-Flowered T H Bluegrass Polemonium carneum Great Polemonium T Sanguisorba menziesii Menzies' Burnet S Saxifraga rivularis Pygmy Saxifrage S Saxifraga tischii Tisch's Saxifrage R1 H Sparganium fluctuans Water Bur-Reed T Spiraea densiflora var. splendens Subalpine Spiraea R2 aquatica Water Awlwort R1 H Synthyris pinnatifida var. Cut-Leaf Synthyris T lanuginose Utricularia intermedia Flat-Leaved Bladderwort S Viola renifolia Kidney-Leaved Violet S H Whipplea modesta Yerba de Selva R1 H Description of Codes

Historic Record: H indicates most recent sighting in the county is before 1977.

State Status "State Status of plant species is determined by the Washington Natural Heritage Program. Factors considered include abundance, occurrence patterns, vulnerability, threats, existing protection, and taxonomic distinctness."

Values include: E = Endangered. In danger of becoming extinct or extirpated from Washington. T = Threatened. Likely to become Endangered in Washington. S = Sensitive. Vulnerable or declining and could become Endangered or Threatened in the state. X = Possibly extinct or extirpated from Washington. R1 = Review group 1. Of potential concern but needs more fieldwork to assign another rank. R2 = Review group 2. Of potential concern but with unresolved taxonomic questions.

Federal Status

Federal Status under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) as published in the Federal Register: LE = Listed Endangered. In danger of extinction. LT = Listed Threatened. Likely to become endangered. PE = Proposed Endangered. PT = Proposed Threatened. C = Candidate species. Sufficient information exists to support listing as Endangered or Threatened. "SC = Species of Concern. An unofficial status, the species appears to be in jeopardy, but insufficient information to support listing." NL = Not Listed. Used when two portions of a taxon have different federal statuses.

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