Table A. Special-Status Wildlife Species with Potential to Occur in BART WSX Project Corridor
Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor
INVERTEBRATES Bay checkerspot butterfly T/-- Vicinity of San Francisco Bay Native grasslands on outcrops of None; no records or suitable Euphydryas editha bayensis serpentine soil; California plantain and habitat owl s clover are host plants Bridges’ Coast Range shoulderband SC/-- Scattered locations in Alameda and Contra Costa Open hillsides; lives in rock piles None; no records or suitable Helminthoglypta nickliniana bridgesi Counties surrounded by grass and herbaceous habitat vegetation Curved-foot hygrotus diving beetle SC/-- Western side of the San Joaquin Valley from Small ponds, roadside ditches, vernal Low; no records, low quality Hygrotus curvipes Oakley in Contra Costa County south to wetlands, and pools in intermittent habitat in project area Alameda County streams, most of which dry up during summer and support alkaline-tolerant vegetation Opler’s longhorn moth SC/-- Vicinity of San Francisco Bay Serpentine soils, grasslands None; no records or suitable Adela oplerella habitat San Francisco forktail-damselfly SC/-- Endemic to San Francisco Bay Area; extant Occurs in small, shallow ponds, marshes None; no records; none Ischnura gemina populations in Marin County south to Santa Cruz and human-made channels with sparse observed during surveys County emergent vegetation San Francisco lacewing SC/-- Vicinity of San Francisco Bay Oak woodlands None; no records; no suitable Nothochrysa californica habitat Ricksecker’s water scavenger beetle SC/-- San Francisco Bay Area Aquatic habitats Low; no records; low quality Hydrochara rickseckeri habitat
Vernal pool fairy shrimp T/-- Central Valley, central and south Coast Ranges Common in vernal pools; also found in Low; no records, not known Branchinecta lynchi from Tehama County to Santa Barbara County. sandstone rock outcrop pools from surrounding region Isolated populations also in Riverside County Vernal pool tadpole shrimp E/-- Shasta County south to Merced County Vernal pools and ephemeral stock Moderate; marginally Lepidurus packardi ponds suitable habitat in 1 seasonal wetland, records from 3.0 miles west
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Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor
AMPHIBIANS California red-legged frog T/SSC Found along the coast and coastal mountain Permanent and semipermanent aquatic None; nearest record 2.2 mi Rana aurora draytoni ranges of California from Humboldt County to habitats, such as creeks and coldwater from habitat within project San Diego County; Sierra Nevada ponds, with emergent and submergent site; no CRLF detected (midelevations [above 1,000 feet] from Butte vegetation and riparian species along during protocol level surveys County to Fresno County) the edges; may estivate in rodent in 2002 burrows or cracks during dry periods
California tiger salamander C/SSC Central Valley, including Sierra Nevada Small ponds, lakes, or vernal pools in High; observed in a seasonal foothills, up to approximately 1,000 feet, and grasslands and oak woodlands for wetland within the project Ambystoma californiense coastal region from Butte County south to Santa larvae; rodent burrows, rock crevices, corridor Barbara County or fallen logs for cover for adults and for summer dormancy REPTILES Alameda whipsnake T/T Restricted to Alameda and Contra Costa Valleys, foothills, and low mountains None; no suitable habitat or Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus Counties associated with northern coastal scrub CNDDB records of this or chaparral habitat; requires rock species in the project area outcrops for cover and foraging Northwestern pond turtle SC/SSC In California, range extends from Oregon border Woodlands, grasslands, and open Moderate; historic records of Clemmys marmorata marmorata of Del Norte and Siskiyou Counties south along forests; occupies ponds, marshes, this species within the project coast to San Francisco Bay, inland through rivers, streams, and irrigation canals area; none observed during Sacramento Valley, and on the western slope of with muddy or rocky bottoms and with surveys Sierra Nevada; range overlaps with that of watercress, cattails, water lilies, or southwestern pond turtle through the Delta and other aquatic vegetation Central Valley to Tulare County Southwestern pond turtle SC/SSC Occurs along the central coast of California east Woodlands, grasslands, and open Moderate; same as above; Clemmys marmorata pallida to the Sierra Nevada and along the southern forests; aquatic habitats, such as ponds, range overlaps with California coast inland to the Mojave and Sonora marshes, or streams, with rocky or northwestern pond turtle in Deserts; range overlaps with that of the muddy bottoms and vegetation for SF Bay northwestern pond turtle throughout the Delta cover and food and in the Central Valley from Sacramento County to Tulare County
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Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor
BIRDS California Clapper Rail E/E Marshes around the San Francisco Bay and east Restricted to salt marshes and tidal None; no suitable habitat or Rallus longirostris obsoletus to Suisun Marsh sloughs; usually associated with heavy records of this species within growth of pickleweed; feeds on project corridor mollusks removed from the mud in sloughs California Black Rail SC/T Permanent resident in the San Francisco Bay and Tidal salt marshes associated with None; no suitable breeding or Laterallus jamaicensis eastward through the Delta into Sacramento and heavy growth of pickleweed; also foraging habitat within San Joaquin Counties; small populations in occurs in brackish marshes or project corridor Marin, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, Orange, freshwater marshes at low elevations Riverside, and Imperial Counties Cooper’s Hawk --/SSC Throughout California except high altitudes in the Nests in a wide variety of habitat types, Moderate; historic records and Accipiter cooperii Sierra Nevada. Winters in the Central Valley, from riparian woodlands and digger suitable habitat; none observed southeastern desert regions, and plains east of the pine-oak woodlands through mixed during 2002 survey Cascade Range conifer forests Sharp-shinned Hawk --/SSC Permanent resident in the Sierra Nevada, Dense canopy ponderosa pine or mixed- Low; no records but suitable Accipiter striatus Cascade, Klamath, and north Coast Ranges at mid conifer forest and riparian habitats wintering habitat occurs within elevations and along the coast in Marin, San the project corridor Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties. Winters over the rest of the state except at very high elevations White-tailed Kite --/FP Lowland areas west of Sierra Nevada from head Low foothills or valley areas with High; historic records and Elanus leucurus of Sacramento Valley south, including coastal valley or live oaks, riparian areas, and suitable nesting habitat within valleys and foothills to western San Diego marshes near open grasslands for the project area County at the Mexico border foraging Ferruginous Hawk SC/SSC Does not nest in California; winter visitor along Open terrain in plains and foothills Low; winter migrant only Buteo regalis the coast from Sonoma County to San Diego where ground squirrels and other prey County, eastward to the Sierra Nevada foothills are available and southeastern deserts, the Inyo-White Mountains, the plains east of the Cascade Range, and Siskiyou County
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Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor
Bank Swallow --/T Occurs along the Sacramento River from Tahama Nests in bluffs or banks, usually adjacent None; no records; no suitable Riparia riparia County to Sacramento County, along the Feather to water, where the soil consists of sand habitat within project corridor and lower American Rivers, in the Owens Valley; or sandy loam and in the plains east of the Cascade Range in Modoc, Lassen, and northern Siskiyou Counties. Small populations near the coast from San Francisco County to Monterey County Little Willow Flycatcher SC/E Summer range includes a narrow strip along the Riparian areas and large, wet meadows Low; winter migrant only Empidonax traillii eastern Sierra Nevada from Shasta County to with abundant willows for breeding; Kern County, another strip along the western usually found in riparian habitats during Sierra Nevada from El Dorado County to migration Madera County; widespread in migration Loggerhead Shrike SC/SSC Resident and winter visitor in lowlands and Prefers open habitats with scattered Moderate; suitable habitat Lanius ludovicianus foothills throughout California; rare on coastal shrubs, trees, posts, fences, utility lines, within project area slope north to Mendocino County, occurring or other perches only in winter Long-billed Curlew SC/SSC Nests in northeastern California in Modoc, Nests at high-elevation grasslands Low; historic records of this Numenius americanus Siskiyou, and Lassen Counties; winters along adjacent to lakes or marshes during species; currently no habitat coast or in interior valleys west of Sierra Nevada migration and in winter; frequents within project area coastal beaches and mudflats or interior grasslands and agricultural fields Long-eared Owl --/SSC Permanent resident east of the Cascade Range Dense riparian stands of willows, None; project area does not Asio otus from Placer County north to the Oregon border, cottonwoods, live oaks, or conifers; contain suitable habitat for east of the Sierra Nevada from Alpine County to uses adjacent open lands for foraging; this species Inyo County, along the coast from Sonoma nests in abandoned crow, hawk, or County to San Luis Obispo County, and magpie nests eastward over the north Coast Ranges to Colusa County; winters in the Central Valley, Mojave and Sonora Deserts, and the Inyo-White Mountains; summers along the eastern rim of the Central Valley and Sierra foothills from Tehama County to Kern County
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Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor
Mountain Plover C/SSC Does not breed in California; in winter, found in Occupies open plains or rolling hills None; no records; casual Charadrius montanus the Central Valley south of Yuba County, along with short grasses or very sparse winter visitor only the coast in parts of San Luis Obispo, Santa vegetation; nearby bodies of water are Barbara, Ventura, and San Diego Counties; parts not needed; may use newly plowed or of Imperial, Riverside, Kern, and Los Angeles sprouting grainfields Counties Northern Harrier --/SSC Occurs throughout lowland California. Has been Grasslands, meadows, marshes, and High; historic and current Circus cyaneus recorded in fall at high elevations seasonal and agricultural wetlands records; suitable habitat within project area Saltmarsh Common Yellowthroat SC/SSC Found only in the San Francisco Bay Area in Freshwater marshes in summer and salt Low-Moderate; one CNDDB Geothlypis trichas sinuosa Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, San Francisco, or brackish marshes in fall and winter; record for Alameda Co.; San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda Counties requires tall grasses, tules, and willow marginal habitat in project thickets for nesting and cover area Short-eared Owl --/SSC Permanent resident along the coast from Del Freshwater and salt marshes, lowland Low; one record in Alameda Asio flammeus Norte County to Monterey County although very meadows, and irrigated alfalfa fields; Co.; low potential for rare in summer north of San Francisco Bay, in needs dense tules or tall grass for individuals to occur in project the Sierra Nevada north of Nevada County, in nesting and daytime roosts area the plains east of the Cascades, and in Mono County; small, isolated populations also nest in the Central Valley; winters on the coast from San Luis Obispo County to San Diego County, in the Central Valley from Tehama County to Kern County, in the eastern Sierra Nevada from Sierra County to Alpine County, on the Channel Islands, and in Imperial County Tricolored Blackbird SC/SSC Largely endemic to California; permanent Nests in dense colonies in emergent High; observed within the Agelaius tricolor residents in the Central Valley from Butte marsh vegetation, such as tules and project corridor; low quality County to Kern County; at scattered coastal cattails, or upland sites with nesting habitat locations from Marin County south to San Diego blackberries, nettles, thistles, and County; breeds at scattered locations in Lake, grainfields; nesting habitat must be Sonoma, and Solano Counties; rare nester in large enough to support 50 pairs; Siskiyou, Modoc, and Lassen Counties probably requires water at or near the nesting colony; requires large foraging areas, including marshes, pastures, agricultural wetlands, dairies, and feedlots, where insect prey is abundant
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Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor
Western Burrowing Owl SC/SSC Lowlands throughout California, including the Rodent burrows in sparse grassland, High; observed nesting in Athene cunicularia hypugea Central Valley, northeastern plateau, desert, and agricultural habitats project corridor southeastern deserts, and coastal areas; rare along south coast Western Snowy Plover (Coastal) T/SSC Winters along the coast from Del Norte County Coastal beaches above the normal high None; no records or suitable Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus to San Diego County: breeding sites within this tide limit with wood or other debris for habitat
range are very limited cover
Western Snowy Plover (Inland) --/SSC Nests at inland lakes throughout northeastern, Inland shores of salt ponds and alkali or None; no records or suitable Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus central, and southern California brackish inland lakes habitat
Yellow Warbler --/SSC Nests over all of California except the Central Valley, Nests in riparian areas dominated by Low; rare and local breeder in the Dendroica petechia brewsteri (nesting) the Mojave Desert region, and high altitudes and the willows, cottonwoods, sycamores, or alders east bay; limited suitable habitat eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. Winters along the or in mature chaparral; may also use oaks, in project area Colorado River and in parts of Imperial and Riverside conifers, and urban areas near stream courses Counties. Two small permanent populations in San Diego and Santa Barbara Counties
Yellow-breasted Chat --/SSC Nests locally in coastal mountains and Sierra Nevada Nests in dense riparian habitats dominated by Low; rare and local breeder in the Icteria virens foothills, east of the Cascades in northern California, willows, alders, Oregon ash, tall weeds, east bay; limited suitable habitat along the Colorado river, and very locally inland in blackberry vines, and grapevines in project area southern California MAMMALS Alameda Island mole SC/SSC Soft soil in valleys and mountain None; no records or suitable Scapanus latimanus parvus meadows in several biotic communities habitat in project area Pacific Townsend’s (=western) big- SC/SSC Coastal regions from Del Norte County south to Roosts in caves, tunnels, mines, and Low; no records; unlikely eared bat Santa Barbara County dark attics of abandoned buildings; very because low quality and Corynorhinus townsendii townsendii sensitive to disturbances and may highly disturbed habitat abandon a roost after onsite visit within project corridor Salt marsh harvest mouse E/E San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bays Salt marshes with a dense plant cover None; no records and no Reithrodontomys raviventris of pickleweed and fat hen; adjacent to suitable habitat within project an upland site area Salt marsh vagrant (wandering) shrew SC/SSC Restricted to southern and northwestern San Midelevation salt marsh habitats with None; no records and no Sorex vagrans halicoetes Francisco Bay dense growths of pickleweed; requires suitable habitat driftwood and other objects for nesting cover
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Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor
San Joaquin kit fox E/T Principally occurs in the San Joaquin Valley and Saltbush scrub, grassland, oak, savanna, None; no records and project Vulpes macrotis mutica adjacent open foothills to the west; recent and freshwater scrub area is outside current range records from 17 counties extending from Kern for this species County north to Contra Costa County San Francisco dusky-footed woodrat SC/SSC West side of Mount Diablo to coast and San Present in chaparral habitat and in None; no suitable habitat Neotoma fuscipes annectens Francisco Bay forest habitats with a moderate within project area understory Small-footed myotis SC/-- Sierra Nevada; south Coast, Transverse, and Open stands in forests and woodlands, Low; no records; potential for Myotis ciliolabrum Peninsular Ranges; and the Great Basin as well as shrublands; uses caves, non-breeding individuals to crevices, and abandoned buildings occur in project area Yuma myotis SC/-- Considered common and widespread in northern Roosts colonially in a variety of natural Low; no records; potential for Myotis yumanensis California; colonies known from Marin and San and human-made sites, including caves, non-breeding individuals to Francisco Counties mines, buildings, bridges, and trees; in occur in project area northern California, maternity colonies are usually in fire-scarred redwoods, pines, or oaks; forages for insects over water bodies FISH Central California coast steelhead T/SSC Freshwater streams from Russian River to Cold, clear water with clean gravel of Low; sporadic anecdotal Onchorhynchus mykiss Soquel Creek, Santa Cruz County, inclusive. appropriate size for spawning. Most information of adult steelhead spawning occurs in headwater streams. found in Mission Creek Steelhead migrate to the ocean to feed and grow until sexually mature. Central Valley fall-run chinook C/SSC Sacramento River and its tributaries, San Cool, clear water with spawning gravel; Low; sporadic anecdotal salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Joaquin River and its tributaries; tributaries to migrate to the ocean to feed and grow information of adult steelhead the South San Francisco Bay until sexually mature found in Mission Creek
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Status a Potential for Occurrence Common and Scientific Name Federal/State California Distribution Habitats in Project Corridor
a Status explanations:
Federal E = listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. T = listed 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. SC = species of concern; species for which existing information indicates it may warrant listing but for which substantial biological information to support a proposed rule is lacking.
-- = 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.
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Table B. Special-Status Plants that Have Potential to Occur in the BART WSX Project Corridor
Legal Statusa Likelihood to Federal/State Blooming Occur within Common and Scientific Name /CNPS Geographic Distribution Habitat Requirements Period Project Areab
Alkali milk-vetch SC/--/1B Merced, Solano, and Yolo Grassy flats and vernal pool margins, on Mar-Jun None; no Astragalus tener var. tener Counties; historically more alkali soils, below 200' suitable widespread habitat San Joaquin spearscale SC/--/1B West edge of Central Valley from Alkali grassland, alkali scrub, alkali Apr-Sept None; no Atriplex joaquiniana Glenn County to Tulare County meadows, saltbush scrub, below 1,000' suitable habitat
Salt-marsh owl’s-clover SLC/--/-- North and Central coastal Coastal bluffs and grasslands, below May-Aug None; no Castilleja ambigua ssp. ambigua California 300' suitable habitat
Robust spineflower E/--/1B Central coastal California, Coastal bluff scrub, coastal dunes May-Sep None; no Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta Alameda*, Monterey, San openings in cismontane woodland, on suitable Francisco*, San Mateo*, Santa sandy soil habitat Clara*, and Santa Cruz Counties Santa Clara red ribbons a.k.a. SC/--/4 Southern San Francisco Bay Shaded mesic oak woodland below Apr-Jul None; no South Bay clarkia foothills, Alameda and Santa Clara 5000’ suitable Clarkia concinna ssp. automixa Counties habitat Point Reyes bird’s-beak SC/--/1B Coastal Northern California, Coastal salt marsh Jun-Oct None; no Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. Humboldt County to Santa Clara suitable palustris County habitat Hoover’s button-celery SC/--/1B San Benito, Santa Clara, and San Vernal pools Jul None; no Eryngium aristulatum var. Luis Obispo Counties suitable hooveri habitat Congdon’s tarplant SC/--/1B East San Francisco Bay Area, Annual grassland, on lower slopes, flats, Jun-Nov High; Known Centromadia parryi ssp. Salinas Valley, Los Osos Valley and swales, sometimes on alkaline or occurrences congdonii saline soils, below 700' nearby and suitable
habitat is present
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Legal Statusa Likelihood to Federal/State Blooming Occur within Common and Scientific Name /CNPS Geographic Distribution Habitat Requirements Period Project Areab
Contra Costa goldfields E/--/1B Scattered occurrences in Coast Alkaline or saline vernal pools and Mar-Jun None; no Lasthenia conjugens Range valleys and southwest edge swales, below 700' suitable of Sacramento Valley, Alameda, habitat Contra Costa, Mendocino, Napa, Santa Barbara*, Santa Clara*, and Solano Counites
Arcuate bush mallow SLC/--/1B Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Chaparral Apr-Sep None; no Malacothamnus arcuatus Mateo Counties suitable habitat
Robust monardella SLC/--/1B North Coast Ranges and Eastern Oak woodland and grassy openings in June-July None; no Monardella villosa ssp. globosa San Francisco Bay Area; Alameda, chaparral suitable Contra Costa, Humboldt, Lake, habitat Marin, Napa, San Mateo, and Sonoma Counties Prostrate navarettia SC/--/1B Los Angeles, Merced, Monterey, Mesic sites in alkaline valley and Apr-Jul None; no Navarretia prostrata Orange, Riverside, San foothill grassland, coastal scrub, vernal suitable Bernardino, and San Diego pools habitat
Counties Choris’s popcorn-flower SLC/--/1B Santa Cruz, San Francisco and San Chaparral, coastal prairie, coastal scrub, Mar-Jun None; no Plagiobothrys chorisianus var. Mateo Counties in mesic areas suitable chorisianus habitat Most beautiful jewel-flower SC/--/1B Eastern San Francisco Bay area, Chaparral, annual grassland, on ridges Apr-Jun None; no Streptanthus albidus ssp. Central south coastal outer ranges. and slopes on serpentinite outcrops, suitable Peramoenus Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa 450-3,200' habitat Clara Counties
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Legal Statusa Likelihood to Federal/State Blooming Occur within Common and Scientific Name /CNPS Geographic Distribution Habitat Requirements Period Project Areab
a Status explanations:
Federal
E = listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act.. SC = other species of concern to the USFWS SLC = species of local or regional concern or conservation significance to the USFWS -- = no listing.
State
-- = no listing.
California Native Plant Society
1B = List 1B species: rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere. 4 = List 4 species: plants of limited distribution. -- = no listing. * = known populations believed extirpated from that County
bDefinitions of levels of Occurrence likelyhood:
High: Known occurrence of plant in region from Natural Diversity Data Base, or other documents in the vicinity of the project; or presence of suitable habitat conditions and suitable microhabitat conditions.
Moderate: Known occurrence of plant in region from Natural Diversity Data Base, or other documents in the vicinity of the project; or presence of suitable habitat conditions but suitable microhabitat conditions are not present.
Low: Plant not known to occur in the region from the Natural Diversity Data Base, or other documents in the vicinity of the project; or habitat conditions of poor quality.
None: Plant not known to occur in the region from the Natural Diversity Data Base, or other documents in the vicinity of the project; or suitable habitat not present in any condition.
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District BART Warm Springs Extension Wetland Indicator Scientific Name Common Name Status *Geranium dissectum cut-leaf geranium --- *Gnaphalium luteo-album weedy cudweed FACW- *Hirschfeldia incana Mediterranean mustard --- Hordeum brachyantherum meadow barley FACW *Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum foxtail barley NI *Hordeum vulgare barley --- Juglans sp. black walnut --- Juncus balticus Baltic rush OBL *Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce FAC *Lepidium strictum wayside peppergrass --- Leymus triticoides creeping wildrye FAC+ *Lolium multiflorum Italian ryegrass FAC *Lotus corniculatus bird's-foot trefoil FAC *Malva nicaensis bull mallow --- Malvella leprosa alkali mallow FAC *Matricaria matricarioides pineapple weed FACU *Medicago polymorpha burclover --- *Melilotus alba white sweetclover FACU+ *Myoporum laetum myoporum --- *Nasturtium officinale watercress OBL *Olea europaea olive --- *Opuntia sp. prickly-pear --- *Paspalum dilatatum Dallisgrass FAC *Phalaris minor Mediterranean canary grass --- *Phalaris paradoxa paradox canary grass --- *Picris echioides bristly ox-tongue FAC *Piptatherum mileaceum smilo grass --- *Plantago lanceolata English plantain FAC- Polygonum sp. smartweed OBL to FACW *Polygonum arenastrum common knotweed FAC *Polypogon monspeliensis annual rabbit's-foot grass FACW+ *Prunus dulcis almond --- *Raphanus sativus wild radish --- *Ricinis communis castor-bean FACU *Rubus discolor Himalaya blackberry FACW Rubus ursinus California blackberry FACW *Rumex crispus curly dock FACW- Salix exigua narrow-leaved willow OBL Salix laevigata red willow --- Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow FACW
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Wetland Indicator Scientific Name Common Name Status *Salsola tragus Russian thistle FACU+ Sambucus mexicanus blue elderberry FAC *Schinus sp. pepper tree --- Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis hard-stem bulrush OBL Scrophularia californica California figwort FAC *Senecio vulgaris common groundsel NI *Silybum marianum milk-thistle --- *Sinapis arvensis field mustard --- *Sonchus asper prickly sow-thistle FAC *Sonchus oleraceus common sow-thistle NI Sparganium eurycarpum bur-reed OBL Toxicodendron diversilobum poison-oak --- *Tragopogon porrifolius salsify --- *Tribulus terrestris puncture vine --- *Trifolium pratense red clover FACU+ *Triticum aestivum wheat --- Typha angustifolia narrow-leaved cattail OBL Typha latifolia broad-leaved cattail OBL *Vicia sativa ssp. sativa common vetch FACU *Vicia villosa ssp. varia winter vetch --- *Vinca major greater periwinkle --- *Xanthium strumarium common cocklebur FAC+
Note: Introduced species are indicated by an asterisk (*). Species lacking a wetland indicator status are presumed to be upland species.
Source: Jones & Stokes 2002.
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