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Greene County Solar Facility Case No. 17-F-0617 Appendix 22-A Plant and Wildlife Species Lists Article 10 Application Greene County Solar Facility Greene County Solar Facility Appendix 22-A. Plant and Wildlife Species List Table 22-A.1 Plant species observed at the Facility Area Scientific Name Common Name Notes Date recorded Acalypha rhomboidea Common threeseed mercury 8/14/2019 Acer negundo Box elder 9/7/2017 Acer rubrum Red maple 5/17/2018 Acer saccharinum Silver maple 9/21/2019 Achillea millefolium Yarrow 5/24/2018 Agrostis gigantea Redtop 8/14/2019 Agrostis stolonifera Creeping bentgrass 9/19/2017 Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard 1 4/9/2019 Allium cernuum Nodding onion 5/17/2018 Alopecurus pratensis Meadow foxtail 11/29/2016 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed 9/9/2019 Ambrosia trifida Great ragweed 8/16/2019 Anemone quinquefolia Wood anemone 5/17/2018 Apocynum cannabinum Dogbane 4/10/2019 Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit 5/17/2018 Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed 11/29/2016 Barbarea vulgaris Yellow rocketcress 5/16/2018 Bidens frondosa Devil's beggarticks 11/29/2016 Bromus inermis Smooth brome 8/14/2019 Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint 11/29/2016 Cardamine pensylvanica Pennsylvania bittercress 5/17/2018 Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle 8/16/2019 Carex blanda Common woodland sedge 5/17/2018 Carex lurida Shallow sedge 5/17/2018 Carex sp. Sedge 5/17/2018 Carex vulpinoidea Fox sedge 5/17/2018 Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood 9/8/2019 Carya glabra Pignut hickory 5/17/2018 Carya ovata Shagbark hickory 9/8/2019 Centaurea jacea Brown knapweed 9/9/2019 Centaurea sp. Knapweed 11/27/2018 Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush 9/7/2017 Cerastium arvense Field chickweed 5/16/2018 Cichorium intybus Chicory 9/8/2019 Cirsium arvense Canada thistle 1 8/14/2019 Cirsium discolor Field thistle 9/19/2017 Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle 5/17/2018 Cornus alba White dogwood 11/29/2016 Cornus amomum Silky dogwood 4/9/2019 1 Greene County Solar Facility Appendix 22-A. Plant and Wildlife Species List Scientific Name Common Name Notes Date recorded Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood 9/21/2019 Cornus sp. Dogwood 8/14/2019 Cyperus esculentus Yellow nut sedge 9/19/2017 Cyperus strigosus Straw-colored flatsedge 8/14/2019 Dactylis glomerata Cat grass 5/24/2018 Daucus carota Queen Anne's lace 11/29/2016 Desmodium sp. Tick trefoil 5/24/2018 Digitalis sp. Foxglove 5/24/2018 Dipsacus fullonum Wild teasel 9/20/2019 Doellingeria umbellata Parasol whitetop 11/30/2019 Echinochloa crus-galli Barnyard grass 9/19/2017 Equisetum arvense Field horsetail 5/16/2018 Equisetum sp. Horsetail 9/7/2017 Erigeron annuus Daisy fleabane 9/9/2019 Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 10/19/2018 Euthamia caroliniana Carolina grass-leaved goldenrod 9/7/2017 Euthamia graminifolia Flat-top goldenrod 11/27/2018 Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry 5/16/2018 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash 12/1/2016 Galium aparine Catchweed bedstraw 5/17/2018 Galium hispinulum Coastal bedstraw 9/19/2017 Galium mollugo Hedge bedstraw 5/16/2018 Galium sp. Bedstraw 9/9/2019 Geum sp. Avens 11/27/2018 Glyceria sp. Mannagrass 5/17/2018 Glycine max Soybean (cultivated) 9/7/2017 Impatiens capensis Spotted touch-me-not 9/7/2017 Juncus effusus Soft rush 11/30/2019 Juncus tenuis Slender rush 9/19/2017 Juncus torreyi Torrey's rush 8/14/2019 Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar 11/30/2019 Linaria vulgaris Yellow toadflax 9/9/2019 Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle 1 4/9/2019 Lonicera tatarica Tartarian honeysuckle 1 5/17/2018 Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot trefoil 9/8/2019 Lysimachia nummularia Creeping jenny 5/17/2018 Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife 1 11/30/2019 Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern 5/17/2018 Oxalis sp. Wood sorrel 7/12/2018 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper 5/17/2018 2 Greene County Solar Facility Appendix 22-A. Plant and Wildlife Species List Scientific Name Common Name Notes Date recorded Penstemon digitalis Foxglove beardtongue 8/14/2019 Penthorum sedoides Ditch stonecrop 8/14/2019 Phalaris arundinacea Reed canary grass 9/7/2017 Phleum pretense Timothy 11/29/2016 Phragmites australis Common reed 1 11/29/2016 Pilea pumilia Canada clearweed 8/16/2019 Pinus strobus Eastern white pine 3/26/2018 Plantago lanceolate Narrowleaf plantain 11/27/2018 Plantago major Broadleaf plantain 5/16/2018 Poa annua Annual bluegrass 11/27/2018 Poa compressa Canada bluegrass 11/27/2018 Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass 5/24/2018 Poa sp. Bluegrass 5/17/2018 Poa trivialis Rough bluegrass 5/16/2018 Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 5/17/2018 Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed 9/19/2017 Polygonum sagittatum Arrowleaf tearthumb 9/7/2017 Polygonum spp. Smartweed 5/17/2018 Populus balsamifera Balsam poplar 9/9/2019 Populus grandidentata Bigtooth aspen 4/10/2019 Prunella vulgaris Heal-all 8/14/2019 Prunus serotina Black cherry 4/9/2019 Prunus virginiana Chokecherry 9/21/2019 Quercus alba White oak 9/8/2019 Quercus rubra Red oak 9/8/2019 Rhamnus cathartica Common buckthorn 1 11/29/2016 Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac 9/21/2017 Rosa multiflora Multiflora rose 1 5/17/2018 Rosa palustris Swamp rose 11/27/2018 Rubus occidentalis Black raspberry 5/17/2018 Rubus sp. Brambles 11/29/2016 Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan 7/12/2018 Rumex crispus Curly dock 10/19/2018 Salix nigra Black willow 9/7/2017 Salix petiolaris Slender willow 11/29/2016 Salix sp. Willow 4/10/2019 Scirpus atrovirens Green bulrush 9/9/2019 Scirpus cyperinus Cottongrass 11/27/2018 Scirpus sp. Bulrush 5/16/2018 Secale cereale Rye 7/12/2018 3 Greene County Solar Facility Appendix 22-A. Plant and Wildlife Species List Scientific Name Common Name Notes Date recorded Setaria glauca Green foxtail 9/8/2019 Setaria pumila Yellow foxtail 8/16/2019 Setaria sp. Foxtail 10/19/2018 Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod 11/29/2016 Solidago gigantea Giant goldenrod 9/7/2017 Solidago spp. Goldenrod 9/19/2017 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum White-panicle aster 9/19/2017 Symphyotrichum novi-belgii New York aster 9/7/2017 Symphyotrichum pallens Pallid aster 8/14/2019 Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster 8/14/2019 Taraxacum officinale Common dandelion 5/16/2018 Thuja occidentalis Eastern white cedar 11/27/2018 Tilia americana American basswood 5/17/2018 Toxicodendron radicans Poison ivy 5/17/2018 Trifolium arvense Hare's-foot clover 11/29/2016 Trifolium pratense Red clover 9/19/2017 Trifolium repens White clover 9/21/2019 Triticum aestivum Winter wheat 5/24/2018 Typha angustifolia Narrow-leaf cattail 9/7/2017 Typha latifolia Broad-leaf cattail 11/29/2016 Ulmus americana American elm 5/17/2018 Verbena hastata Blue vervain 11/29/2016 Veronica peregrina Purslane speedwell 5/17/2018 Vicia sp. Vetch 9/21/2019 Vitis sp. Grape 11/29/2016 Zea mays Maize (cultivated) 4/10/2019 1This species is listed as a prohibited species in New York State (NYSDEC 2014) 2This species is listed as Endangered by New York State (NYSDEC 2014) 3This species is listed as Exploitably Vulnerable by New York State (NYSDEC 2014) Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation [NYSDEC]. 2014. New York State Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Plants. Published September 10, 2014. Available at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/isprohibitedplants2.pdf 4 Greene County Solar Facility Appendix 22-A. Plant and Wildlife Species List Table 22-A.2 Avian species observed or likely to occur at the Facility Area Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens - - - P Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum - - - P American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus SSC SGCN - P Migrant - flyover American Black Duck Anas rubripes SSC SGCN-HP - P Migrant - flyover American Black Duck x Anas rubripes x Anas - - - P Mallard (hybrid) platyrhynchos American Coot Fulica americana - - - U Corvus American Crow - - 5/24/20184 O brachyrhynchos American Goldfinch Spinus tristis - - 7/12/20184 O Grasslands and meadows. Cavity nester - will use artificial boxes or American Kestrel Falco sparverius - SGCN 20197 O tree cavities. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla - - - P American Robin Turdus migratorius - - - P American Tree Spizelloides arborea - - - P Sparrow American Wigeon Mareca americana - - - U Woodlands - Oak-hickory, northern hardwoods, shrub, and old fields. American Woodcock Scolopax minor - SGCN - P Nest on the ground. Haliaeetus Woodlands within 25 miles of a large open body of water. Nest is Bald Eagle ST SGCN 20197 O8 leucocephalus massive and will require a large tree for support. Feed mostly on fish. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula - - - P Bank Swallow Riparia riparia - - - P Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica - - 7/12/20184 O Woodlands to forest edge habitats. Nest in tree cavities, old raptor Barred Owl Strix varia - SGCN-HP 12/18/20187 O nests, and nest boxes. Migrant - mixed conifer/deciduous forests, often near water. Nest in Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea - SGCN-HP - P lower strata of trees. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon - - - P 5 Greene County Solar Facility Appendix 22-A. Plant and Wildlife Species List Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli SSC SGCN-HP - P Dense forests. Nest in disturbed, stunted high-elevation areas. Black Scoter Melanitta americana - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Black Tern Chlidonias niger SE SGCN-HP - U Migrant - flyover Black Vulture Coragyps atratus - - 20167 O Black-and-white Mniotilta varia - - - P Warbler Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola - SGCN - P Migrant - may stopover in wet/flooded agricultural fields.
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